setImmediateValue returns 501 (Appium 1.2.2)

[quintstoffers]

setImmediateValue makes appium respond with:

info: --> POST /wd/hub/session/93cac3f0-a175-4cca-9108-c51ec00699b3/appium/element/4/value {"elementId":"4","value":"mytext\n"}
info: [debug] Responding to client that a method is not implemented
info: <-- POST /wd/hub/session/93cac3f0-a175-4cca-9108-c51ec00699b3/appium/element/4/value 501 2.950 ms - 158 

Is there another way I can input text without Appium spending quite a bit of time trying to clear the text field first?

[imurchie]

For Android? No.

If you are using the latest version of the Appium server it shouldn't take too long to clear, assuming it is clearable.

[quintstoffers]

The fields aren't clearable, which is causing Appium to try it a couple of times before giving up. It takes approx. 18 seconds to figure out it can't clear the text, which is a rather long time when testing input fields.

I'd like it to simply send the value without looking at the current contents.