password.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_VARIATION_NORMAL);
password.setInputType(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_NUMBER | InputType.TYPE_NUMBER_VARIATION_PASSWORD);
password.setTransformationMethod(HideReturnsTransformationMethod.getInstance());
password.setTransformationMethod(PasswordTransformationMethod.getInstance());
<EditText android:id="@+id/password" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:ems="10" android:hint="@string/please_enter_a_password" android:inputType="number" android:maxLength="4" android:password="true" >