Q:

Input Type as Custom Soft keyboard

Is it possible to set the input type of a TextView to that of a custom IME? 
I created an IME called "SimpleIME", for example I want to do something like below. 
android:inputtype="SimpleIME"

A:

Is it possible to set the input type of a TextView to that of a custom IME?  

No.  The user gets to choose the IME, not the app developer.