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MainActivity.java : public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); FragmentManager fm = getSupportFragmentManager(); dialogfragment testDialog = new dialogfragment(); testDialog.setRetainInstance(true); testDialog.show(fm, "fragment_name"); }} Dialogfragment.java : public class Dialogfragment extends DialogFragment { public void TestDialog() { // Empty constructor required for DialogFragment } @Override public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,Bundle savedInstanceState) { View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.dialog, container); return view; } } dialog.xml : <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:id="@+id/edit_name" ...