Workaround for, textField passwordMask toggle set incorrect fontFamily and fontSize. More info: https://jira.appcelerator.org/browse/TIMOB-16100 please see the comments. Based on http://stackoverflow.com/questions/35293379/uitextfield-securetextentry-toggle-set-incorrect-font

app.js

var win = Ti.UI.createWindow();

var view = Ti.UI.createView( {
    width: ( Ti.Platform.displayCaps.platformWidth - 20 ),
    top: 200,
    layout: 'vertical'
} );
var button = Ti.UI.createButton( {
    backgroundColor: 'gray',
    title: 'Pass focus',
    top: 30
} );
var password = Ti.UI.createTextField( {
    width: Ti.UI.FILL,
    height: 40,
    font: {
        fontSize: 14,
        fontFamily: "Times"
    },
    textAlign: Ti.UI.TEXT_ALIGNMENT_LEFT,
    paddingLeft: 10,
    passwordMask: false,
    hintText: "password",
    backgroundColor: "#ccc",
    tintColor: 'red',
    autocorrect: false,
    autocapitalization: Titanium.UI.TEXT_AUTOCAPITALIZATION_NONE,
    returnKeyType: Ti.UI.RETURNKEY_DONE
} );

var label = Ti.UI.createLabel( {
    right: 10,
    text: "hide"
} );


label.addEventListener( "click", function() {
    if ( password.passwordMask ) {
        label.text = "hide";
        password.passwordMask = false;
        password.font = null;
        password.font = {
            fontSize: 14,
            fontFamily: "Times"
        };
        password.blur();

    } else {
        label.text = "show";
        password.passwordMask = true;
        password.blur();

    }
    console.log( '"' + password.value + '"' );


} );


password.addEventListener( 'focus', function _focus( e ) {
    console.log( '_focus: ', JSON.stringify( e, null, 2 ) );

    password.font = null;
    e.source.font = {
        fontSize: 14,
        fontFamily: "Times"
    };

} );

password.addEventListener( 'blur', function _blur( e ) {
    console.log( '_blur: ', JSON.stringify( e, null, 2 ) );

    password.font = null;
    e.source.font = {
        fontSize: 14,
        fontFamily: "Times"
    };

} );


button.addEventListener( 'click', function( e ) {
    password.focus();
} );


//password.add(label);
view.add( label );
view.add( password );
view.add( button );


win.add( view );
win.open();