Appium : Clear a field

Question

I have my login screen in app now. Each time the app is launched in screen the mobile number is pre filled with the older text.

I just want to know I have tried:

Answer 1

I faced similar issue recently. What I did, get the text from edit text if equals "", then send keys else called clear() method.

Answer 2

I'm working with python and this is what I use:

 self.driver.find_element_by_id(element_id).click()
 self.driver.find_element_by_id(element_id).send_keys('')

I hope that it helps.