diff --git a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/DateField/tests/editing.DateField.test.tsx b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/DateField/tests/editing.DateField.test.tsx
index 3d419cdc9240..d68fab6c666c 100644
--- a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/DateField/tests/editing.DateField.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/DateField/tests/editing.DateField.test.tsx
@@ -2030,13 +2030,13 @@ describe('<DateField /> - Editing', () => {
           fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: initialValueStr.replace('23', '1') } });
         });
 
-        expectFieldValueV6(input, '11/21/2022');
+        expectFieldValueV6(input, '11/01/2022');
       });
 
       it('should support letter editing', () => {
         // Test with v6 input
         const v6Response = renderWithProps({
-          defaultValue: adapter.date('2022-05-16'),
+          defaultValue: adapter.date('2022-01-16'),
           format: `${adapter.formats.month} ${adapter.formats.year}`,
           enableAccessibleFieldDOMStructure: false,
         });
@@ -2057,10 +2057,10 @@ describe('<DateField /> - Editing', () => {
           fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: ' 2022' } });
 
           // Set the key pressed in the selected section
-          fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: 'u 2022' } });
+          fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: 'a 2022' } });
         });
 
-        expectFieldValueV6(input, 'June 2022');
+        expectFieldValueV6(input, 'April 2022');
       });
     },
   );
diff --git a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/useField/useFieldV6TextField.ts b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/useField/useFieldV6TextField.ts
index f382ec975758..9dd3d684e0d6 100644
--- a/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/useField/useFieldV6TextField.ts
+++ b/packages/x-date-pickers/src/internals/hooks/useField/useFieldV6TextField.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,18 @@ export const useFieldV6TextField: UseFieldTextField<false> = (params) => {
               inputRef.current.setSelectionRange(selectionStart, selectionEnd);
             }
           }
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            // handle case when the selection is not updated correctly
+            // could happen on Android
+            if (
+              inputRef.current &&
+              inputRef.current === getActiveElement(document) &&
+              (inputRef.current.selectionStart !== selectionStart ||
+                inputRef.current.selectionEnd !== selectionEnd)
+            ) {
+              interactions.syncSelectionToDOM();
+            }
+          });
         }
 
         // Even reading this variable seems to do the trick, but also setting it just to make use of it
@@ -377,10 +389,9 @@ export const useFieldV6TextField: UseFieldTextField<false> = (params) => {
     if (keyPressed.length === 0) {
       if (isAndroid()) {
         setTempAndroidValueStr(valueStr);
-      } else {
-        resetCharacterQuery();
-        clearActiveSection();
       }
+      resetCharacterQuery();
+      clearActiveSection();
 
       return;
     }