How to implement an onScreen Keyboard in Android?

Question

The default keyboard of android covers the EditText in my app UI. So i need to implement my on keyboard. Just like a keyboard in Regular Calculator app. Which is the best way to implement it? Is there any library available?

Answer 1

Custom keyboard

This link has everything required to create custom keyboard

Answer 2

In order to do not hide your edittext under the keyboard, you need to add the following line inside your Manifest file, under your activity section.

 <activity 
      android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"
      ...
      ...

Moreover, depending on your needs you can have the numeric keypad or the common keyboard shown. But this is more than what you asked.