Expand and give focus to SearchView automatically
You can also call to expandActionView() method in order to force it: @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu( Menu menu ) { super.onCreateOptionsMenu( menu ); MenuItem searchMenuItem = menu.findItem( R.id.mi_search ); // get my MenuItem with placeholder submenu searchMenuItem.expandActionView(); // Expand the search menu item in order to show by default the query return true; } Search … Read more