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in main.xml file: < ?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> < LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:orientation="vertical" > < Button android:id="@+id/button1" android:layout_width="120dp" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Button" /> < /LinearLayout> in dialog.xml :(xml for custom dialog box) : < ?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> < LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:orientation="vertical" > < ImageView android:id="@+id/imageView1" android:layout_widt...

On a button click we are creating the same class as a dialog so that the touch is not received public class MainActivity extends Activity { Dialog overlayDialog; EditText edt; Button bt; @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); edt=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText1); bt=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button1); bt.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View arg0) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub disableAnyInput(); } }); } public void disableAnyInput(){ Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "This will disable any input. Click the backbutton " + "to enable any input.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show(); overlayDialog = new Dialog(MainActi...