Android soft keyboard covers Edittext android

Question

Android: show soft keyboard automatically covers half of Edittext field after clicking on that particular Edittext implemented in the bottom of the layout. When request focus on EditText soft keyboard opens and it will shift the layout upward but covers up the half of Edittext field.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="0.12"
        android:background="@color/green"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

        <LinearLayout
            android:id="@+id/ll_back"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="0.6"
            android:background="@drawable/btn_selector"
            android:focusable="true"
            android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:orientation="horizontal">

            <ImageView
                android:id="@+id/img_nav"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:background="@drawable/ic_back"
                android:focusableInTouchMode="true" />

        </LinearLayout>

        <LinearLayout
            android:id="@+id/ll_circle"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:background="@drawable/btn_selector"
            android:gravity="center_vertical|start"
            android:orientation="horizontal">

            <de.hdodenhof.circleimageview.CircleImageView
                android:id="@+id/circleView"
                android:layout_width="@dimen/list_circle"
                android:layout_height="@dimen/list_circle"
                android:layout_gravity="center"
                android:layout_margin="7dp"
                android:src="@drawable/logo8" />
        </LinearLayout>


        <LinearLayout
            android:id="@+id/ll_id"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
            android:background="@drawable/btn_selector"
            android:gravity="center_vertical"
            android:orientation="vertical">

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/textView8"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="\@gaurav.yadav"
                android:textColor="@android:color/white"/>

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/textView81"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:text="1d" />
        </LinearLayout>

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="0.3"></LinearLayout>


        <LinearLayout
            android:id="@+id/ll_p"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1.2"
            android:gravity="center_vertical|right"
            android:orientation="horizontal">


            <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/ll"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_margin="10dp"
                android:gravity="center"
                android:orientation="horizontal">

            </LinearLayout>

        </LinearLayout>

        <LinearLayout
            android:id="@+id/ll_post"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:background="@drawable/btn_selector"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:orientation="horizontal">

        </LinearLayout>

    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="0.87"
        android:orientation="vertical">


        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:orientation="vertical">

            <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
                android:id="@+id/RecyclerView_topcollege"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:scrollbars="vertical">

            </android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView>
        </LinearLayout>

    </LinearLayout>


    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="0.12"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

        <LinearLayout
            android:id="@+id/ll_attachment"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="0.5"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:orientation="horizontal">

            <ImageView
                android:id="@+id/imageView28"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:background="@android:drawable/ic_menu_gallery" />
        </LinearLayout>

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_margin="10dp"
            android:layout_weight="2"
            android:background="@drawable/bg_edittext"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:orientation="horizontal">

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight="2"
                android:gravity="center"
                android:orientation="horizontal">

                <EditText
                    android:id="@+id/editText"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="match_parent"
                    android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
                    android:background="#00000000"
                    android:hint="Write a Answer...."
                    android:textSize="15sp" />
            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight="0.5"
                android:background="@android:drawable/ic_menu_send"
                android:gravity="center"
                android:orientation="horizontal">

                <ImageView
                    android:id="@+id/imageView27"
                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
            </LinearLayout>
        </LinearLayout>
    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

Answer 1

set focus to dummy layout or any view in your xml like

           <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:focusable="true"
            android:orientation="vertical" >

Answer 2

set flag in the manifest as,

android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden|adjustPan"

Answer 3

Put your required code in scrollview, than for activity class you have to set one property

      android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"