Problem with android password field, not hiding the last character typed

Question

In Android, I create a password field like this:

    EditText text = new EditText(context);
    text.setTransformationMethod(PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance());

Or like this, which seems to do the same thing:

    EditText text = new EditText(context);
    text.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD);

I get a nice password field except for the last character typed by the user. It's visible on the screen for a few seconds before beeing masked with a dot.

Here is a screenshot:

Do you know how to fix this behaviour please?

Answer 1

This is expected behavior. With the soft keyboards on most devices, it is valuable feedback that they are typing the password correctly.

For a list of all of the different inputTypes you can specify and how they change the EditText,

see android inputTypes .

Also, it is possible to change this behavior by implementing your own TransformationMethod and setting it via setTransformationMethod(), but I would not recommend doing that. Users will expect the behavior you are seeing and by changing your app, you'll be providing an inconsistent user experience.

also check this android article