Clear() method is not working for me.I am using Appium Server: 1.5.0, Selenium java -3.5.3, and java-client -5.0.4

[wreed]

I think this issue has been around for a while. See here for workarounds:

How to clear a pre-filled text field (Android)

After doing so much investigation i found solution for this issue. clear and type was not working in Android 6.0 if the context is webview. MobileElement element = (MobileElement) appDriver.findElement(By.xpath(expression)); el.clear(); if(null!=el&&null!=el.getText() && el.getText().length()>0){ el.click(); Runtime.getRuntime().exec(“adb shell input keyevent 123”); int leng=el.getText().length(); logger.debug(“Lenght of the text is” + leng); for(int i=0;i<leng;i++){ appDriver.sendKeyEv…