diff --git a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/view/KeyboardUtils.java b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/view/KeyboardUtils.java
index a71bb328..e6b713a5 100644
--- a/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/view/KeyboardUtils.java
+++ b/termux-shared/src/main/java/com/termux/shared/view/KeyboardUtils.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import android.view.WindowInsets;
 import android.view.WindowManager;
 import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat;
 
 import com.termux.shared.logger.Logger;
@@ -16,6 +17,15 @@ public class KeyboardUtils {
 
     private static final String LOG_TAG = "KeyboardUtils";
 
+    public static void setSoftKeyboardVisibility(@NonNull final Runnable showSoftKeyboardRunnable, final Activity activity, final View view, final boolean visible) {
+        if (visible) {
+            view.postDelayed(showSoftKeyboardRunnable, 1000);
+        } else {
+            view.removeCallbacks(showSoftKeyboardRunnable);
+            hideSoftKeyboard(activity, view);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Toggle the soft keyboard. The {@link InputMethodManager#SHOW_FORCED} is passed as
      * {@code showFlags} so that keyboard is forcefully shown if it needs to be enabled.
@@ -26,9 +36,11 @@ public class KeyboardUtils {
      * default implementation of {@link InputMethodService#onEvaluateInputViewShown()} and returns
      * {@code true}.
      */
-    public static void toggleSoftKeyboard(Context context) {
+    public static void toggleSoftKeyboard(final Context context) {
+        if (context == null) return;
         InputMethodManager inputMethodManager = (InputMethodManager) context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
-        inputMethodManager.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, 0);
+        if (inputMethodManager != null)
+            inputMethodManager.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, 0);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -47,50 +59,65 @@ public class KeyboardUtils {
      * check by passing {@code 0} as {@code flags}.
      * https://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/+/android-11.0.0_r3:frameworks/base/core/java/android/inputmethodservice/InputMethodService.java;l=2022
      */
-    public static void showSoftKeyboard(Context context, View view) {
+    public static void showSoftKeyboard(final Context context, final View view) {
+        if (context == null || view == null) return;
         InputMethodManager inputMethodManager = (InputMethodManager) context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
-        inputMethodManager.showSoftInput(view, 0);
+        if (inputMethodManager != null)
+            inputMethodManager.showSoftInput(view, 0);
     }
 
-    public static void hideSoftKeyboard(Context context, View view) {
+    public static void hideSoftKeyboard(final Context context, final View view) {
+        if (context == null || view == null) return;
         InputMethodManager inputMethodManager = (InputMethodManager) context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
-        inputMethodManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
+        if (inputMethodManager != null)
+            inputMethodManager.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
     }
 
-    public static void disableSoftKeyboard(Activity activity, View view) {
+    public static void disableSoftKeyboard(final Activity activity, final View view) {
+        if (activity == null || view == null) return;
         hideSoftKeyboard(activity, view);
         setDisableSoftKeyboardFlags(activity);
     }
 
-    public static void setDisableSoftKeyboardFlags(Activity activity) {
-        activity.getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_ALT_FOCUSABLE_IM, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_ALT_FOCUSABLE_IM);
+    public static void setDisableSoftKeyboardFlags(final Activity activity) {
+        if (activity != null && activity.getWindow() != null)
+            activity.getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_ALT_FOCUSABLE_IM, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_ALT_FOCUSABLE_IM);
     }
 
-    public static void clearDisableSoftKeyboardFlags(Activity activity) {
-        activity.getWindow().clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_ALT_FOCUSABLE_IM);
+    public static void clearDisableSoftKeyboardFlags(final Activity activity) {
+        if (activity != null && activity.getWindow() != null)
+            activity.getWindow().clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_ALT_FOCUSABLE_IM);
     }
 
-    public static boolean areDisableSoftKeyboardFlagsSet(Activity activity) {
+    public static boolean areDisableSoftKeyboardFlagsSet(final Activity activity) {
+        if (activity == null ||  activity.getWindow() == null) return false;
         return (activity.getWindow().getAttributes().flags & WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_ALT_FOCUSABLE_IM) != 0;
     }
 
-    public static void setResizeTerminalViewForSoftKeyboardFlags(Activity activity) {
+    public static void setSoftKeyboardAlwaysHiddenFlags(final Activity activity) {
+        if (activity != null && activity.getWindow() != null)
+            activity.getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_STATE_ALWAYS_HIDDEN);
+    }
+
+    public static void setResizeTerminalViewForSoftKeyboardFlags(final Activity activity) {
         // TODO: The flag is deprecated for API 30 and WindowInset API should be used
         // https://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/WindowManager.LayoutParams#SOFT_INPUT_ADJUST_RESIZE
         // https://medium.com/androiddevelopers/animating-your-keyboard-fb776a8fb66d
         // https://stackoverflow.com/a/65194077/14686958
-        activity.getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_ADJUST_RESIZE);
+        if (activity != null && activity.getWindow() != null)
+            activity.getWindow().setSoftInputMode(WindowManager.LayoutParams.SOFT_INPUT_ADJUST_RESIZE);
     }
 
     /** Check if keyboard visible. Does not work on android 7 but does on android 11 avd. */
-    public static boolean isSoftKeyboardVisible(Activity activity) {
-        WindowInsets insets = activity.getWindow().getDecorView().getRootWindowInsets();
-
-        if (insets != null) {
-            WindowInsetsCompat insetsCompat = WindowInsetsCompat.toWindowInsetsCompat(insets);
-            if (insetsCompat != null && insetsCompat.isVisible(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.ime())) {
-                Logger.logVerbose(LOG_TAG, "Keyboard visible");
-                return true;
+    public static boolean isSoftKeyboardVisible(final Activity activity) {
+        if (activity != null && activity.getWindow() != null) {
+            WindowInsets insets = activity.getWindow().getDecorView().getRootWindowInsets();
+            if (insets != null) {
+                WindowInsetsCompat insetsCompat = WindowInsetsCompat.toWindowInsetsCompat(insets);
+                if (insetsCompat != null && insetsCompat.isVisible(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.ime())) {
+                    Logger.logVerbose(LOG_TAG, "Keyboard visible");
+                    return true;
+                }
             }
         }