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 am using a double tab and send an empty key to the field. This works stable in my UI tests.

new TouchAction<>((AndroidDriver) driver).tap(new TapOptions().withTapsCount(2).withElement(new ElementOption().withElement(element))).perform();
element.sendKeys("");