This piece of code will fulfill your requirements:
InputMethodManager imeManager = (InputMethodManager) getApplicationContext().getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
imeManager.showInputMethodPicker();
As Commonsware points out in his answer, there is no way to do this behind the user’s back.
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