diff --git a/app/helpers.js b/app/helpers.js
index 057b34fe..b9f5e2e5 100644
--- a/app/helpers.js
+++ b/app/helpers.js
@@ -142,3 +142,19 @@ exports.timeWarp = function(period, warp) {
 exports.stopTimeWarp = function() {
   inTimeWarp = false;
 };
+
+exports.escapeSpecialChars = function(str) {
+  if (typeof str !== "string") {
+    return str;
+  }
+  return str
+        .replace(/[\\]/g, '\\\\')
+        .replace(/[\/]/g, '\\/')
+        .replace(/[\b]/g, '\\b')
+        .replace(/[\f]/g, '\\f')
+        .replace(/[\n]/g, '\\n')
+        .replace(/[\r]/g, '\\r')
+        .replace(/[\t]/g, '\\t')
+        .replace(/[\"]/g, '\\"')
+        .replace(/\\'/g, "\\'");
+};
diff --git a/app/ios.js b/app/ios.js
index 0c4ca958..772b1a12 100644
--- a/app/ios.js
+++ b/app/ios.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var path = require('path')
   , uuid = require('uuid-js')
   , timeWarp = require('../warp.js').timeWarp
   , stopTimeWarp = require('../warp.js').stopTimeWarp
+  , escapeSpecialChars = require('./helpers.js').escapeSpecialChars
   , rd = require('./hybrid/ios/remote-debugger')
   , status = require("./uiauto/lib/status");
 
@@ -364,6 +365,7 @@ IOS.prototype.findElementsFromElement = function(element, strategy, selector, cb
 };
 
 IOS.prototype.setValue = function(elementId, value, cb) {
+  value = escapeSpecialChars(value);
   var command = ["au.getElement('", elementId, "').setValue('", value, "')"].join('');
   this.proxy(command, cb);
 };
@@ -492,6 +494,7 @@ IOS.prototype.getPageIndex = function(elementId, cb) {
 };
 
 IOS.prototype.keys = function(elementId, keys, cb) {
+  keys = escapeSpecialChars(keys);
   var command = ["au.sendKeysToActiveElement('", keys ,"')"].join('');
   this.proxy(command, cb);
 };
diff --git a/app/uiauto/appium/app.js b/app/uiauto/appium/app.js
index 489f7f21..0132eaa9 100644
--- a/app/uiauto/appium/app.js
+++ b/app/uiauto/appium/app.js
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ $.extend(au, {
     if (k === '\uE003') { // DELETE
       this.keyboard().keys().Delete.tap();
     } else if (k === '\uE006' || k === '\uE007') {// RETURN ENTER
-      this.keyboard().buttons().Go.tap();
+      this.keyboard().typeString("\n");
     } else {
       this.keyboard().typeString(String(k)); // regular key
     }
diff --git a/test/functional/appium/appiumutils.js b/test/functional/appium/appiumutils.js
index 4dd211b1..06abe6ff 100644
--- a/test/functional/appium/appiumutils.js
+++ b/test/functional/appium/appiumutils.js
@@ -114,19 +114,4 @@ describe("appiumutils", function() {
       done();
     });
   });
-
-  //it.only('should test uiwebview', function(done) {
-    //device.proxy("au.getElementByName('Web, Use of UIWebView')", function(err, res) {
-      //var elId = res.value.ELEMENT;
-      //device.proxy("au.cache["+elId+"].tap()", function(err, res) {
-        //device.proxy("au.getElementByType('webview')", function(err, res) {
-          //var wvId = res.value.ELEMENT;
-          //device.proxy("au.cache["+wvId+"].type()", function(err, res) {
-            //console.log(res.value);
-            //done();
-          //});
-        //});
-      //});
-    //});
-  //});
 });
diff --git a/test/functional/uicatalog/execute.js b/test/functional/uicatalog/execute.js
index addc60a2..5308be97 100644
--- a/test/functional/uicatalog/execute.js
+++ b/test/functional/uicatalog/execute.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ var loadWebView = function(driver, cb) {
         driver.elementByTagName('textField', function(err, elem) {
           elem.sendKeys("http://www.saucelabs.com/test/guinea-pig", function(err) {
             should.not.exist(err);
-            driver.keys("\\uE007", function(err) {
+            driver.keys("\n", function(err) {
               should.not.exist(err);
               driver.window(handles[0], function(err) {
                 should.not.exist(err);