To show/hide password in android simply change the attribute dynamically
android:inputtype = "textpassword" or "text" using this setTransformationMethod
Full code definition is below for show and hide password in edittext
//Show Password
edit_password.setTransformationMethod(HideReturnsTransformationMethod.getInstance());
//Hide Password
edit_password.setTransformationMethod(PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance());
Here one edittext with input type = password and one eye toggle ImageView button. We have to manage show/hide password using this Imageview onClick Action.
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/dp10">
<EditText
android:id="@+id/edit_password"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="@dimen/dp45"
android:background="@drawable/edittext_bg"
android:hint="@string/employeelogin_form_password"
android:inputType="textPassword"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/dp10"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/dp10"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/dp40"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/dp10"
android:text=""
android:textColor="@color/postjob_bg"
android:textSize="@dimen/dp13" />
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/show_pass_btn"
android:layout_width="@dimen/dp40"
android:layout_height="@dimen/dp40"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/dp5"
android:alpha=".5"
android:onClick="ShowHidePass"
android:padding="@dimen/dp5"
android:src="@drawable/show_password" />
</RelativeLayout>
This is layout preview of Password Editext with Eye Icon On right

In Imageview Tag XML we simply add Attribute android:onClick=”ShowHidePass” for calling onclick function
ShowHidePass() directly in code
public void ShowHidePass(View view){
if(view.getId()==R.id.show_pass_btn){
if(edit_password.getTransformationMethod().equals(PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance())){
((ImageView(view)).setImageResource(R.drawable.hide_password);
//Show Password
edit_password.setTransformationMethod(HideReturnsTransformationMethod.getInstance());
}
else{
((ImageView)(view)).setImageResource(R.drawable.show_password);
//Hide Password
edit_password.setTransformationMethod(PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance());
}
}
}
Thank You