Manual test run on ARM for 1.46.x - Nightly (Checking C107)

Installer

[x] Check that installer is close to the size of the last release
[x] Check the Brave version in About and make sure it is EXACTLY as expected

Startup

[x] Verify that Brave is only contacting *.brave.com endpoints on first launch using either Charles Proxy, Fiddler or Wireshark (or a similar application)
- [x] Verify that opening a NTP doesn't trigger any outbound connections related to widgets without user interaction

Visual look

[x] Make sure thereafter every merge
- [x] No Chrome/Chromium words appear on brave://version
- [x] No Chrome/Chromium words appear on normal or private tabs
- [x] No Chrome/Chromium words appear in site settings for Location / Camera / Microphone / Augmented Reality
- [x] No Chrome/Chromium icons are shown in normal or private tabs

Custom tabs

[x] Make sure Brave handles links from Gmail, Slack
[x] Ensure custom tabs work even with sync enabled/disabled

Tab Groups

[x] Ensure tab-group is enabled by default
[x] Verify toggling tab-group setting triggers a relaunch request
[x] Verify tab-group is not reverted back to default setting after browser restart

Developer Tools

[x] Verify you can inspect sub-links via dev tools

Clear Data

[x] Verify Clear Data on exit works as intended

Settings and Bottom bar

[x] Verify changing default settings are retained and don't cause the browser to crash
[x] Verify bottom bar buttons (Home/Bookmark/Search/Tabs) work as expected
[x] Verify items in hamburger menu/share menu to ensure nothing unexpected has been added

IPFS, ENS & Unstoppable Domain

[x] Verify settings for IPFS, ENS & Unstoppable Domain show up under Brave Shields & Privacy settings

Downloads

[x] Verify downloading a file works and that all actions on the download item work.
[x] Verify that PDF is downloaded over HTTPS at https://basicattentiontoken.org/BasicAttentionTokenWhitePaper-4.pdf
[x] Verify that PDF is downloaded over HTTP at http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf

Bravery settings

[x] Check 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] Check that toggling to blocking and allow ads works as expected
[x] Verify that clicking through a cert error in https://badssl.com/ works
[x] Visit https://twitter.com/ and then turn on script blocking, nothing should load. Allow it from the script blocking UI in the URL bar and it should work.
[x] Verify that default Bravery settings take effect on pages with no site settings
[x] Verify that 3rd party storage results are blank at https://jsfiddle.net/7ke9r14a/7/ when 3rd party cookies are blocked
[x] Choose a DNS provider from the list in Settings | Privacy | 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] Run all six test configurations on https://dev-pages.brave.software/storage/ephemeral-storage.html and confirm results are as expected per each test listed.
Fingerprint Tests
- [x] Visit https://browserleaks.com/webrtc, ensure 2 blocked items are listed in shields
- [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

Content Tests

[x] Go to https://brianbondy.com/ and click on the twitter icon on the top right. Verify that context menus work in the new twitter tab
[x] Go to https://feedly.com and make sure that the password can be saved. Make sure the saved password is auto-populated when you visit the site again
[x] Verify that https://mixed-script.badssl.com/ shows up as grey not red (no mixed content scripts are run)

Brave Rewards/Ads

[x] Verify wallet is auto-created after enabling rewards(either via Panel or Rewards page)
[x] Verify account balance shows correct BAT and USD value
[x] Verify actions taken (claiming grant, tipping, auto-contribute) display in wallet panel
[x] Verify grant details are shown in expanded view when a grant is claimed
[x] Verify monthly budget shows correct BAT and USD value
[x] Verify you can exclude a publisher from the auto-contribute table by clicking on the trash bin icon in the auto-contribute table
[x] Verify you can exclude a publisher by using the toggle on the Rewards Panel
[x] Verify you can remove excluded sites via Restore All button
[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 you can make a one-time tip and they display in tips panel
[x] Verify you can make a recurring tip and they display in tips panel
[x] Verify you can tip a verified publisher
[x] Verify you can tip a verified YouTube creator
[x] Verify tip panel shows a verified check mark for a verified publisher/verified YouTube creator
[x] Verify tip panel and BR panel shows a message about the unverified publisher
[x] Verify you can perform a contribution
[x] Verify if you disable auto-contribute you are still able to tip regular sites and YouTube creators
[x] Verify that disabling auto-contribute and enabling it again does not lose state
[x] Verify unchecking Allow contribution to videos option doesn't list any YouTube creator in ac list
[x] Adjust min visit/time in settings. Visit some sites and YouTube channels to verify they are added to the table after the specified settings
[x] Verify you can reset rewards from advance setting. Resetting should delete wallet and bring it back to the pre-optin state
[x] Verify on BR panel Verify wallet button loads verify wallet page when balance in >=2 BAT.
[x] Verify user still able to connect to existing Uphold account via panel even when balance is < 2 BAT
[x] Verify you are able to disconnect/re-connect a user wallet
[x] Upgrade from an older version
- [x] Verify the wallet balance (if available) is retained
- [x] Verify auto-contribute list is not lost after upgrade
- [x] Verify tips list is not lost after upgrade
- [x] Verify wallet panel transactions list is not lost after upgrade
  Brave Ads
[x] Verify ads is auto-enabled when rewards is enabled for the supported region
[x] Verify ads are only shown when the app is being used
[x] Verify ad notification are shown based on ads per hour setting
[x] Verify ad notifications stack up in notification tray
[x] Verify swipe left/right dismisses the ad notification when shown and is not stored in the notification tray
[x] Verify clicking on an ad notification shows the landing page
[x] Verify view,clicked and landed and dismiss states are logged based on the action

Sync

[x] Verify you are able to join sync chain by scanning the QR code
[x] Verify you are able to join sync chain using code words
[x] Verify you are able to create a sync chain on the device and add other devices to the chain via QR code/Code words
[x] Verify once sync chain is created, Categories option is shown in devices list
[x] Verify only Bookmarks is enabled in Categories by default
[x] Verify enabling Sync everything enables all other switches
[x] Verify existing bookmarks before joining sync chain also gets sync'd to all devices on the sync chain
[x] Verify Autofill data is sync'd to all devices when enabled
[x] Verify History is sync'd to all devices
[x] Verify Open tab form other devices shows up under history below the device name
[x] Verify Password is sync'd to all devices
[x] Verify Settings sync's site settings on all devices
[x] Verify sync works on an upgrade profile and new bookmarks added post-upgrade sync's across devices on the chain
[x] Verify adding a bookmark on custom tab gets sync'd across all devices in the chain
[x] Verify you are able to create a standalone sync chain with one device
[x] Verify Remove this device shows a confirmation alert before removing the sync chain on the device

Top sites view

[x] Long-press on top sites to get to deletion mode, and delete a top site (note this will stop that site from showing up again on top sites, so you may not want to do this a site you want to keep there)

Session storage

[x] Verify that tabs restore when closed, including active tab

Upgrade from previous version

Examples of pre-requisites before upgrading from previous version to the build being tested:

visit several websites so Top Tiles under New Tab Page get updated/populated
add several websites to the Android home screen via Add to Home screen (from the hamburger/setting menu)
add several bookmarks include folders
change/update several settings (Example: default search engine, adding a custom home page, changing site settings, changing several privacy settings etc..)
create/enable a Brave Wallet (or restore if individual who's going through the upgrade has one available)
enable Brave News and add/remove several sources
change the default shield settings on varios websites (Example: enable script blocking/change FP/Ad blocking to strict, disable shields)
Login into several websites and leave them opened
Login into several websites and close the tabs so they're not opened when upgrading
Login into a website and leave it as the active tab while upgrading
enable/create a sync chain with several devices

Upgrade Cases

[x] Ensure that brave://version displays both the correct Brave version and expected Chromium version
[x] Ensure that bookmarks and folders from the previous release have been retained/can be loaded without issues
[x] Ensure that previously opened tabs are retained and can be lazy loaded with out issues
- [x] Ensure that websites that have been logged into and were opened while upgrading are still logged in (ensure cookies are not cleared/lost)
[x] Ensure that websites that have been logged into but weren't open when upgrading are still logged in when loading in new tab (ensure cookies are not cleared/lost)
[x] Ensure that the correct website loads as the active tab (as per the pre-requisites, this tab should be logged into a website)
[x] Ensure that the shields settings from the previous versions are retained on each website
[x] Ensure that saved passwords are being displayed under Settings -> Passwords and can be autofilled without issues
[x] Ensure that the sync chain is preserved and syncing still works across the devices that have been added
- [x] Ensure that sharing a links/tabs using Send to your device works as expected
[x] Ensure that Brave News is still enabled and the sources changes from the previous release are retained
[x] Ensure that the various setting changes via Settings are retained (Example: enable script blocking/change FP/Ad blocking to strict, disable shields)
- [x] Ensure that IPFS, ENS and Unstoppable Domain settings are retained from the previous version
[x] Ensure that History is retained from the previous version
[x] Ensure that the website shortcuts added via Add to Home screen are still visible on the Android home screen and tapping on icons loads the appropriate webpage
[x] Ensure that the Tab Group setting doesn't reset/change after upgrading
[x] Ensure that Clear data on exit is retained from the previous version
[x] Rewards
- [x] Wallet balance is retained
- [x] Auto-contribute list is retained
- [x] Both Tips and Monthly Contributions are retained
- [x] Wallet panel transactions list is retained
- [x] Changes to rewards settings are retained
[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

brave / brave-browser

Manual test run on ARM for 1.46.x - Nightly (Checking C107) #26008

Installer

Startup

Visual look

Custom tabs

Tab Groups

Developer Tools

Clear Data

Settings and Bottom bar

IPFS, ENS & Unstoppable Domain

Downloads

Bravery settings

Fingerprint Tests

Content Tests

Brave Rewards/Ads

Brave Ads

Sync

Top sites view

Session storage

Upgrade from previous version