authtoken = mAccountManager.blockingGetAuthToken(account,
          AuthenticatorActivity.PARAM_AUTHTOKEN_TYPE, true);

Authenticator.java:
@Override
public Bundle getAuthToken(AccountAuthenticatorResponse response, Account account,
        String authTokenType, Bundle loginOptions) throws NetworkErrorException {

    // check that authToken type supported
    ...

    // Check if we already have a cached token to return
    final AccountManager am = AccountManager.get(mContext);
    String cachedAuthToken = am.peekAuthToken(account, authTokenType);
    if (cachedAuthToken != null) {
        final Bundle result = new Bundle();
        result.putString(AccountManager.KEY_ACCOUNT_NAME, account.name);
        result.putString(AccountManager.KEY_ACCOUNT_TYPE, Constants.ACCOUNT_TYPE);
        result.putString(AccountManager.KEY_AUTHTOKEN, cachedAuthToken);
        return result;
    }

    // Get new authToken from server
    ...

    // If all else fails, prompt the user for credentials
    ...
}