Manual test run on macOS (Intel) for `1.42.x - Release`

[kjozwiak]

Installer

• [x] Check the installer is close to the size of the last release
• [x] Check signature:
  • [x] If macOS, using x64 binary run spctl --assess --verbose for the installed version and make sure it returns accepted
  • [x] If macOS, using universal binary run spctl --assess --verbose for the installed version and make sure it returns accepted
  • [ ] If Windows right click on the brave_installer-x64.exe and go to Properties, go to the Digital Signatures tab and double click on the signature. Make sure it says "The digital signature is OK" in the popup window

About pages

• [x] Verify that both chrome:// and about:// forward to brave:// (run through several internal pages)

Importing

• [x] Verify that you can import History, Favorites/Bookmarks and Passwords from Google Chrome
• [x] Verify that you can import History, Favorites/Bookmarks from Firefox. Passwords, Search Engines and Autofill are not imported (known issue https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/2198)
• [ ] Verify that you can import Favorites/Bookmarks from Microsoft Edge
• [x] Verify that importing bookmarks using Bookmark HTML File retains the folder structure on a clean profile

Context menus

• [x] Verify you can block a page element using Block element via selector context-menu item
• [x] Verify selecting Manage custom filters opens brave://adblock in a NTP
• [x] Verify removing the rule from brave://adblock reflects the change on the website, after reload

Extensions/Plugins

• [x] Verify pdfium, Torrent viewer extensions are installed automatically on fresh profile and cannot be disabled (they don't show up in brave://extensions)
• [x] Verify older version of an extension gets updated to new version via Google server
• [x] Verify older version of an extension gets updated to new version via Brave server
• [x] Verify that magnet links and .torrent files correctly open WebTorrent and you're able to download the file(s)
  • Tip: Free torrents available via https://webtorrent.io/free-torrents

Chrome Web Store (CWS)

• [x] Verify that installing https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus-free-ad-bloc/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb from CWS displays the Brave has not reviewed the extension. warning via the "Add Extension" modal
• [x] Verify that installing https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lastpass-free-password-ma/hdokiejnpimakedhajhdlcegeplioahd from CWS doesn't display the Brave has not reviewed the extension. warning via the "Add Extension" modal

PDF

• [x] Test that you can print a PDF
• [x] Test that PDF is loaded over HTTPS at https://basicattentiontoken.org/BasicAttentionTokenWhitePaper-4.pdf
• [x] Test that PDF is loaded over HTTP at http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf
• [x] Test that https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.105.6357&rep=rep1&type=pdf opens without issues

Widevine

• [x] Verify Widevine Notification is shown when you visit Netflix for the first time
• [x] Test that you can stream on Netflix on a fresh profile after installing Widevine
• [x] Verify Widevine Notification is shown when you visit HBO Max for the first time
• [x] Test that you can stream on HBO Max on a fresh profile after installing Widevine
• [x] If macOS, run the above Widevine tests for both x64 and universal builds

Geolocation

• [x] Check that https://browserleaks.com/geo works and shows correct location
• [x] Check that https://html5demos.com/geo/ works but doesn't require an accurate location

Crash Reporting

• [x] Check that loading brave://crash & brave://gpucrash causes the new tab to crash
• [x] Check that brave://crashes lists the Uploaded Crash Report ID once the report has been submitted
• [x] Verify the crash ID matches the report on Backtrace using _rxid equal [ value ]

Bravery settings

• [x] Verify that HTTPS Everywhere works by loading http://https-everywhere.badssl.com/
• [x] Turning HTTPS Everywhere off and Shields off both disable the redirect to https://https-everywhere.badssl.com/
• [x] Verify that toggling Trackers & ads blocked works as expected
• [x] Visit https://testsafebrowsing.appspot.com/s/phishing.html, verify that Safe Browsing (via our Proxy) works for all the listed items
• [x] Visit https://www.blizzard.com and then turn on script blocking, page should not load.
• [x] Test that 3rd party storage results are blank at https://jsfiddle.net/7ke9r14a/9/ when 3rd party cookies are blocked and not blank when 3rd party cookies are unblocked
• [x] Test that https://mixed-script.badssl.com/ shows up as grey not red (no mixed content scripts are run)
• [x] In brave://settings/security, choose a DNS provider from the providers listed under Use secure DNS, load https://browserleaks.com/dns, and verify your ISP's DNS resolvers aren't detected and shown; only your chosen DoH provider should appear.
• [x] Open a New Private Window with Tor, load https://browserleaks.com/dns, and verify your ISP's DNS resolvers aren't detected and shown.

Fingerprint Tests

• [x] Visit https://jsfiddle.net/bkf50r8v/13/, ensure 3 blocked items are listed in Shields. Result window should show got canvas fingerprint 0 and got webgl fingerprint 00
• [x] Test that audio fingerprint is blocked at https://audiofingerprint.openwpm.com/ only when Block all fingerprinting protection is on
• [x] Test that Brave browser isn't detected via user-agent, on https://www.whatismybrowser.com. The site will say "Looks like Brave on [Windows/Linux/macOS]", and yet, "But it's announcing that it's Chrome [version] on [platform]"
• [x] Test that https://diafygi.github.io/webrtc-ips/ doesn't leak IP address for each option under Settings -> Privacy and Security -> WebRTC IP handling policy

Brave Ads

• [x] Verify when you enable Rewards from panel or brave://rewards, Ads are enabled by default
• [x] Verify Ads UI (panel, settings, etc) shows when in a region with Ads support
• [x] Verify Ads UI (panel, settings, etc) does not show when in a region without Ads support. Verify the Ads panel does show the 'Sorry! Ads are not yet available in your region.' message.
• [x] Verify when the system language is English, the Browser language is French, and you are in one of the supported regions, Ad notifications are still served to you.
• [x] Verify you are served Ad notifications when Ads are enabled
  • [x] Verify ad earnings are reflected in the rewards widget on the NTP.
• [x] Verify when Ads are toggled off, there are no Ad messages in the logs
• [x] Verify view/click/dismiss/landed ad notifications show in confirmations.json
• [x] Verify pages you browse to are being classified in the logs
• [x] Verify tokens are redeemed by viewing the logs (you can use --rewards=debug=true to shorten redemption time)
• [x] Verify Ad is not shown if a tab is playing media and is only shown after it stops playing

Rewards

• [x] Verify that none of the reward endpoints are being contacted when a user visits a media publisher (youtube.com, reddit.com, twitter.com, github.com) and hasn't interacted with rewards
  • [x] Verify that rewards.brave.com, pcdn.brave.com, grant.rewards.brave.com or api.rewards.brave.com are not being contacted
• [x] Verify you are able to create a new Rewards profile.
• [x] Verify you are able to restore an old Rewards profile.
• [x] Verify Rewards balance shows correct BAT and USD value.
• [x] Verify actions taken (claiming grant, tipping, auto-contribute) display in panel transactions list.
• [x] Verify AC monthly budget shows correct BAT and USD value.
• [x] Verify you are able to exclude a publisher from the auto-contribute table and popup list of sites.
• [x] Verify you are able to exclude a publisher by using the toggle on the Rewards Panel.
• [x] Verify you are able to perform an auto contribution.
  • [x] Verify auto contribution is reflected in the rewards widget on the new-tab page (NTP).
• [x] Verify monthly statement shows expected data.
• [x] Verify when you click on the BR panel while on a site, the panel displays site-specific information (site favicon, domain, attention %).
• [x] Verify BR panel shows message about an unverified publisher.
• [x] Verify one time and monthly tip banners show a message about unverified publisher.
• [x] Verify one time tip and monthly tip banners show a verified checkmark for a verified creator.
• [x] Verify when you click on Send a tip, the custom tip banner displays if set up.
  • [x] Verify custom tip banner is also displayed for monthly contribution.
• [x] Verify you are able to make one-time tip and they display in Tips panel.
  • [x] Verify tip is reflected in the rewards widget on the NTP.
  • [x] Verify when you tip an unverified publisher, the one time tip is recorded in the Pending Contributions list.
• [x] Verify you are able to make recurring tip and they display in Monthly Contributions panel.
  • [x] Verify you are able to adjust your recurring tip amount from the BR panel.
  • [x] Verify recurring tip is reflected in the rewards widget on the NTP.
• [x] Verify you can tip a verified website.
  • [x] Verify the website displays in the auto-contribute list after specified amount of time/visits per settings.
• [x] Verify you can tip a verified YouTube creator.
  • [x] Verify the YouTube creator displays in the auto-contribute list after specified amount of time/visits per settings.
• [x] Verify you can tip a verified Vimeo creator.
  • [x] Verify the Vimeo creator displays in the auto-contribute list after specified amount of time/visits per settings.
• [x] Verify you can tip a verified Twitch creator.
  • [x] Verify the Twitch creator displays in the auto-contribute list after specified amount of time/visits per settings.
• [x] Verify you can tip a verified Twitter user from the panel.
• [x] Verify you can tip a verified Twitter user via inline tip button.
  • [x] Verify the in-line tip button is spaced properly.
• [x] Verify you can tip a verified GitHub user from the panel.
• [x] Verify you can tip a verified GitHub user via inline tip button.
  • [x] Verify the GitHub creator displays in the auto-contribute list after specified amount of time/visits per settings.
• [x] Verify you can tip a verified Reddit user from the panel.
• [x] Verify you can tip a verified Reddit user via inline tip button.
• [x] Verify if you disable auto-contribute you are still able to tip creators.
• [x] Verify if auto-contribute is disabled AC does not occur.
• [x] Adjust min visit/time in settings. Visit some sites to verify they are added to the table after the specified settings.
• [x] Uphold cases
  • [x] Verify you are able to connect a KYC'd Uphold account to Rewards.
  • [x] Verify balance in Brave updates when BAT is added to the Brave Browser card.
  • [x] Verify if you only have user-controlled BAT (BAT in Uphold only), you can only tip KYC'd creators, any tips to non-KYC'd creators go to the Pending Contributions list.
  • [x] Verify connected (verified but not KYC'd) publishers display messaging on panel and tip banner.
  • [x] Verify you are able to perform an auto contribute using Uphold BAT.

Social-media blocking settings

• [x] Verify individual Social media blocking buttons works as intended when enabled/disabled by visiting https://fmarier.github.io/brave-testing/social-widgets.html
• [x] visit brave://settings/privacy -> Site and Shields Settings -> Cookies and site data and ensure that
  • [x] both https://[*.]firebaseapp.com & https://accounts.google.com are added into Sites that can always use cookies when Allow Google login buttons on third party sites is enabled
  • [x] both https://[*.]firebaseapp.com & https://accounts.google.com are removed from Sites that can always use cookies when Allow Google login buttons on third party sites is disabled
• [x] ensure that you can log in into https://www.expensify.com while Allow Google login buttons on third party sites is enabled
• [x] ensure that once Allow Google login buttons on third party sites has been disabled, you can't log in into https://www.expensify.com

Sync

• [x] Verify you are able to create a sync chain and add a mobile/computer to the chain
• [x] Verify you are able to join an existing sync chain using code words
• [x] Verify the device name is shown properly when sync chain is created
• [x] Verify you are able to add a new mobile device to the chain via QR code/code words
• [x] Verify newly created bookmarks get sync'd to all devices on the sync chain
• [x] Verify existing bookmarks on current profile gets sync'd to all devices on the sync chain
• [x] Verify folder structure is retained after sync completes
• [x] Verify bookmarks don't duplicate when sync'd from other devices
• [x] Verify removing bookmark from device gets sync'd to all devices on the sync chain
• [x] Verify adding/removing a bookmark in offline mode gets sync'd to all devices on the sync chain when device comes online
• [ ] With only two devices in chain, verify removing the other device resets the sync on b-c as well

Tor Tabs

• [x] Visit https://check.torproject.org in a Tor window, ensure it shows a success message for using a Tor exit node
• [x] Visit https://check.torproject.org in a Tor window, note down exit node IP address. Do a hard refresh (Ctrl+Shift+R/Cmd+Shift+R), ensure exit IP changes after page reloads
• [x] Visit https://check.torproject.org in a Tor window, note down exit node IP address. Click New Tor connection for this site in app menu, ensure the exit node IP address changes after page is reloaded
• [x] Visit https://protonmailrmez3lotccipshtkleegetolb73fuirgj7r4o4vfu7ozyd.onion, https://brave4u7jddbv7cyviptqjc7jusxh72uik7zt6adtckl5f4nwy2v72qd.onion/, and https://search.brave4u7jddbv7cyviptqjc7jusxh72uik7zt6adtckl5f4nwy2v72qd.onion/ in a Tor window and ensure all pages resolve
• [x] Visit https://browserleaks.com/geo in a Tor window, ensure location isn't shown
• [x] Verify Torrent viewer doesn't load in a Tor window
• [x] Ensure you are able to download a file in a Tor window. Verify all Download/Cancel, Download/Retry and Download works in Tor window

Cookie and Cache

• [x] Go to http://samy.pl/evercookie/ and set an evercookie. Check that going to prefs, clearing site data and cache, and going back to the evercookie site does not remember the old evercookie value

Chromium/Brave GPU

• [x] Verify that brave://gpu (Brave) matches chrome://gpu (Chrome) when using the same Chromium version

Startup & Components

• [x] Verify that Brave is only contacting *.brave.com endpoints on first launch using either Charles Proxy, Fiddler, Wireshark or LittleSnitch (or a similar application)
  • [x] Verify that opening a NTP doesn't trigger any outbound connections related to widgets without user interaction
• [x] Remove the following component folders and ensure that they're being re-downloaded after restarting the browser:
  • [x] afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal: AutoplayWhitelist.dat, ExtensionWhitelist.dat, ReferrerWhitelist.json and Greaselion.json
  • [x] CertificateRevocation
  • [x] cffkpbalmllkdoenhmdmpbkajipdjfam: rs-ABPFilterParserData.dat & regional_catalog.json (AdBlock)
  • [x] gccbbckogglekeggclmmekihdgdpdgoe: (Sponsored New Tab Images)
  • [x] jicbkmdloagakknpihibphagfckhjdih: speedreader-updater.dat
  • [x] oofiananboodjbbmdelgdommihjbkfag: HTTPSE
  • [x] Safe Browsing
• [x] Restart the browser, load brave://components, wait for 8 mins and verify that no component shows any errors

Note: Always double check brave://components to make sure there's no errors/missing version numbers

Session storage

• [x] Temporarily move away your browser profile and test that a new profile is created on browser relaunch
  • macOS - ~/Library/Application\ Support/BraveSoftware/
  • Windows - %userprofile%\appdata\Local\BraveSoftware\
  • Linux(Ubuntu) - ~/.config/BraveSoftware/
• [x] Test that both windows and tabs are being restored, including the current active tab
• [x] Ensure that tabs are being lazy loaded when a previous session is being restored

Upgrade

• [x] Make sure that data from the last version appears in the new version OK
• [x] Ensure that brave://version lists the expected Brave & Chromium versions
• [x] With data from the last version, verify that:
  • [x] Bookmarks on the bookmark toolbar and bookmark folders can be opened
  • [x] Cookies are preserved
  • [x] Installed extensions are retained and work correctly
  • [x] Opened tabs can be reloaded
  • [x] Stored passwords are preserved
  • [x] Sync chain created in previous version is retained
  • [x] Social media-blocking buttons changes are retained
  • [x] Rewards
  • [x] BAT balance is retained
  • [x] Auto-contribute list is retained
  • [x] Both Tips and Monthly Contributions are retained
  • [x] Panel transactions list is retained
  • [x] Changes to rewards settings are retained
  • [x] Ensure that Auto Contribute is not being enabled when upgrading to a new version if AC was disabled
  • [x] Ads
  • [x] Both Estimated pending rewards & Ad notifications received this month are retained
  • [x] Changes to ads settings are retained
  • [x] Ensure that ads are not being enabled when upgrading to a new version if they were disabled
  • [x] Ensure that ads are not disabled when upgrading to a new version if they were enabled

Hardware Wallet Test (To be checked on each major CR bump)

• [x] Verify you can link hardware wallet using Trezor and unlock the wallet
• [x] Verify you can link hardware wallet using Ledger Nano and unlock the wallet
• [x] Verify you can perform a transaction with hardware wallet using Ledger Nano or Trezor

[LaurenWags]

Latest version used for verification:

Brave | 1.42.84 Chromium: 104.0.5112.69 (Official Build) (x86_64)
-- | --
Revision | 7ce2902023c722af8564068e6b26e934b83fd774-refs/branch-heads/5112@{#1213}
OS | macOS Version 12.5 (Build 21G72)

[LaurenWags]

cc @srirambv for Hardware Wallet Test section verification

[srirambv]

Hardware Wallet tests complete on Macbook Pro M1. Verified both Ledger and Trezor works correctly. Encountered https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/24362