Use requestFocus tag to request initial focus.

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/AuthorNameFragment.java

@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ public class AuthorNameFragment extends SetupFragment {
 		return TAG;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void onResume() {
-		super.onResume();
-		showSoftKeyboard(authorNameInput);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	protected String getHelpText() {
 		return getString(R.string.setup_name_explanation);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/RssFeedImportActivity.java

@@ -89,12 +89,6 @@ public class RssFeedImportActivity extends BriarActivity {
 		progressBar = findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void onStart() {
-		super.onStart();
-		if (urlInput.requestFocus()) showSoftKeyboard(urlInput);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
 		return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/WriteBlogPostActivity.java

@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ public class WriteBlogPostActivity extends BriarActivity
 	public void onStart() {
 		super.onStart();
 		notificationManager.blockNotification(groupId);
-		if (input.requestFocus()) showSoftKeyboard(input);
 	}
 
 	@Override

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/forum/CreateForumActivity.java

@@ -93,12 +93,6 @@ public class CreateForumActivity extends BriarActivity {
 		progress = findViewById(R.id.createForumProgressBar);
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void onStart() {
-		super.onStart();
-		if (nameEntry.requestFocus()) showSoftKeyboard(nameEntry);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public void injectActivity(ActivityComponent component) {
 		component.inject(this);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/ChangePasswordActivity.java

@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ public class ChangePasswordActivity extends BriarActivity
 		newPasswordConfirmation.addTextChangedListener(tw);
 		newPasswordConfirmation.setOnEditorActionListener(this);
 		changePasswordButton.setOnClickListener(this);
-
-		if (state == null && currentPassword.requestFocus()) {
-			showSoftKeyboard(currentPassword);
-		}
 	}
 
 	@Override

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/PasswordFragment.java

@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ public class PasswordFragment extends BaseFragment implements TextWatcher {
 		return v;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void onResume() {
-		super.onResume();
-		showSoftKeyboard(password);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count,
 			int after) {

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/creation/CreateGroupFragment.java

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import static android.view.View.VISIBLE;
 import static android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo.IME_ACTION_DONE;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.enterPressed;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.hideSoftKeyboard;
-import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.showSoftKeyboard;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.PrivateGroupConstants.MAX_GROUP_NAME_LENGTH;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
@@ -93,12 +92,6 @@ public class CreateGroupFragment extends BaseFragment {
 		return v;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void onStart() {
-		super.onStart();
-		showSoftKeyboard(nameEntry);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public String getUniqueTag() {
 		return TAG;

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/BaseMessageFragment.java

@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ public abstract class BaseMessageFragment extends BaseFragment
 	@StringRes
 	protected abstract int getHintText();
 
-	@Override
-	public void onStart() {
-		super.onStart();
-		message.showSoftKeyboard();
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
 		switch (item.getItemId()) {

briar-android/src/main/res/layout/activity_change_password.xml

@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 				android:importantForAutofill="no"
 				android:inputType="textPassword"
 				android:maxLines="1"/>
+
+			<requestFocus/>
+
 		</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
 
 		<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout

briar-android/src/main/res/layout/activity_create_forum.xml

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 			android:inputType="text|textCapSentences"
 			android:maxLines="1"/>
 
+		<requestFocus/>
+
 	</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
 
 	<Button

briar-android/src/main/res/layout/activity_write_blog_post.xml

@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
 		android:gravity="bottom"
 		app:buttonText="@string/blogs_publish_blog_post"
 		app:fillHeight="true"
-		app:hint="@string/blogs_write_blog_post_body_hint"/>
+		app:hint="@string/blogs_write_blog_post_body_hint">
+
+		<requestFocus/>
+
+	</org.briarproject.briar.android.view.LargeTextInputView>
 
 	<ProgressBar
 		android:id="@+id/progressBar"

briar-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_create_group.xml

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 			android:inputType="text|textCapSentences"
 			android:maxLines="1"/>
 
+		<requestFocus/>
+
 	</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
 
 	<Button

briar-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_password.xml

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 				android:inputType="textPassword"
 				android:maxLines="1"/>
 
+			<requestFocus/>
+
 		</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
 
 		<Button

briar-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_setup_author_name.xml

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 				android:maxLines="1"/>
 
 			<requestFocus/>
+
 		</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>
 
 		<Button

briar-android/src/main/res/layout/fragment_setup_password.xml

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 				android:maxLines="1">
 
 				<requestFocus/>
+
 			</android.support.design.widget.TextInputEditText>
 
 		</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>