Appium 1.7.1/Xcode 9.1 clear function is not working anymore

[rakeshsukla53]

The problem

I was able to use appium on Xcode version 8.3.3 covering devices that run iOS 10.x.x without any issues. Since upgrading to Xcode 9.1 and using iOS 11.x or iOS 10.x.x, the clear function is not working anymore. The clear function basically deletes all the text present in the iOS Textfield.
send_keys is working fine but not the clear function.

def clear_text(driver, locator, idx=None):
    try:
        if idx:
            find_elements(driver, locator)[idx].clear()
        else:
            find_element(driver, locator).clear()
    except NoSuchElementException:
        raise  # Make sure if the element isn't there we don't hide it.
    except WebDriverException:
        pass  # Ignore bizarre can't clear text errors.

Environment

• Appium version (or git revision) that exhibits the issue: 1.7.1
• Last Appium version that did not exhibit the issue (if applicable): 1.6.5
• Desktop OS/version used to run Appium: OS 11 current simulator version is 11
• Mobile platform/version under test: iOS
• Real device or emulator/simulator: Simulator
• Appium CLI or Appium.app|exe: Appium CLI

Details

>>> el = find_element(driver, GuestbookView.search_list)
[12/05/2017 14:30:04] Find element Search
>>> el
<appium.webdriver.webelement.WebElement (session="9de50f6c-60eb-4714-b648-6894772e0716",
 element="47175C61-5D2D-49A5-AAD4-D101F1EE7881")>
>>> el.clear()
<appium.webdriver.webelement.WebElement (session="9de50f6c-60eb-4714-b648-6894772e0716",
 element="47175C61-5D2D-49A5-AAD4-D101F1EE7881")>
>>>

the clear function just returns an webelement object but doesn't delete anything.

EDIT:

Those who are facing the same issue can try with el.send_keys(Keys.DELETE). This works so far.

[abhishekgaur4feb]

el.send_keys(Keys.DELETE) does not worked for me. Instead, it gives special character.

[mykola-mokhnach]

Closed as third party issue.

[vikramvi]

3rd party issue can be tracked under facebookarchive/WebDriverAgent#603

[LayMuiToh]

Hi
is this issue resolved?
I send this 2 commands, the textfield didn't get cleared
await driver.elementByAccessibilityId('textUserName').click();
await driver.elementByAccessibilityId('textUserName').clear();
I notice the cursor is at the end of the current text instead of place at the beginning.
how to place the cursor to the beginning of the text field so I can replace the existing text with the new text value.
any workaround or any plan to fix this?
thanks

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