Unable to hide Android's virtual keyboard

It's not possible to hide the Android's virtual keyboard. It seems that Qt is explicitly requesting it to be open, even though one adds
android:windowSoftInputMode="stateHidden"

to the AndroidManifest.xml file

Steps to reproduce:
1. run the attached example on an Android device (Tested on Nexus 7 with Android version 5.1.1)
2. tap on the textedit

Expected result:
The virtual keyboard does not open

Actual result:
The keyboard opens