In your manifest declare the windowSoftInputMode and configChanges http://developer.android.com/resources/articles/on-screen-inputs.html
<activity android:name=".MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden|adjustResize" android:configChanges="keyboardHidden" > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en