Manual test run on macOS (arm64) for 1.70.x - Release

[LaurenWags]

Installer

• [x] Check the installer is close to the size of the last release
• [x] Check signature:
  • [x] If macOS, using arm64 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

About pages

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

Adblock lists and filters

• [x] Navigate to brave://adblock and confirm you are redirected to brave://settings/shields/filters
• [x] Filter lists
  • [x] Type "cookie" into the "Filter lists" search box, and verify that the list is filtered down to just the Easylist-Cookie List - Filter Obtrusive Cookie Notices
  • [x] Enable the Easylist-Cookie List and refresh the page
  • [x] Expand the regional filter lists and verify that the cookie list is still enabled
• [x] Add custom filter lists
  • [x] Enter https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ryanbr/fanboy-adblock/master/fanboy-antifonts.txt into Enter filter list URL and press Add
  • [x] Ensure that the Custom lists table appears, with the newly added entry; Last updated should be now (e.g. 0 seconds ago)
  • [x] Refresh the page after a few seconds and ensure that the Last updated time reflects the time that has passed
  • [x] Use the dropdown next to the entry and verify that all options (Update now, View source, Unsubscribe) are shown
    • [x] Pressing the Update now button should update the timestamp appropriately
    • [x] View source should open the text of the filter list
    • [x] Unsubscribe should delete the entry from the list and hide the table once again
• [x] Create custom filters
  • [x] The Create custom filters section should be visible with a text box and Save changes button
  • [x] Adding text to the box, pressing Save changes, and refreshing the page should result in the same text appearing in the box after the reload

Importing

• [x] Verify that you can import History, Favorites/Bookmarks and Passwords from Google Chrome
• [x] Verify that you can import History and Bookmarks from Firefox
• [x] 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 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

IPFS

• [x] Load vitalik.eth. Click on Proceed using Infura server. Confirm no IPFS interstitial page is shown. Verify the content is loaded via public gateway.

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

Manifest V2 Extensions

• [x] Under brave://settings/extensions/v2 toggle "Enable NoScript" on. Be sure to turn off any other extensions listed here if they are on.
  • [x] Navigate to https://underpassapp.com/StopTheScript/noscript.html and confirm that the page says "JavaScript is disabled".
  • [x] Confirm you can open the extension's panel without any errors.
• [x] Under brave://settings/extensions/v2 toggle "Enable uBlock Origin" on. Be sure to turn off any other extensions listed here if they are on.
  • [x] Navigate to a site which contains ads and toggle shields off. Reload the page and confirm ads are still blocked.
  • [x] Confirm you can open the extension's panel without any errors.
  • [x] Confirm panel reflects that items are blocked as expected.
• [x] Under brave://settings/extensions/v2 toggle "Enable uMatrix" on. Be sure to turn off any other extensions listed here if they are on.
  • [x] Navigate to a site which contains ads and toggle shields off. Reload the page and confirm ads are still blocked.
  • [x] Confirm you can open the extension's panel without any errors.
  • [x] Confirm panel reflects that items are blocked as expected.
• [x] Under brave://settings/extensions/v2 toggle "Enable AdGuard" on. Be sure to turn off any other extensions listed here if they are on.
  • [x] Navigate to a site which contains ads and toggle shields off. Reload the page and confirm ads are still blocked.
  • [x] Confirm you can open the extension's panel without any errors.
  • [x] Confirm panel reflects that items are blocked as expected.

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

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 arm64 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.

Query Filter

• [x] Visit https://fmarier.github.io/brave-testing/query-filter.html in a Private window and run the tests as directed

TLS Pinning

• [x] Visit https://ssl-pinning.someblog.org/ and verify a pinning error is displayed
• [x] Visit https://pinning-test.badssl.com/ and verify a pinning error is not displayed

Fingerprint Tests

• [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 when Rewards are toggled off (but Ads were not explicitly toggled off), there are no Ads logs recorded
• [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 creator (youtube.com, reddit.com, twitter.com, github.com) and hasn't joined 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 and are in the unverified state by default
  • [x] Verify when you visit a creator in this state the panel shows a prompt to connect a custodian and no BAT information (earnings, balance, etc) is displayed
  • [x] Verify when you view the NTP widget in this state it shows a prompt to connect a custodian and no BAT information (earnings, balance, etc) is displayed
  • [x] Verify when you visit brave://rewards in this state there are no Auto Contribution, Tipping, or summary panels on this page
  • [x] Verify you can toggle notification ads off/on from the "Manage Brave Ads" panel on brave://rewards
• [x] Verify you are able to connect a custodian
  • [x] Verify Rewards balance shows correct BAT and USD value on brave://rewards, panel, and NTP widget after you connect
  • [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 creator
  • [x] Verify "Send Contribution" button is grayed out on the panel for an unverified creator and the tip banner cannot be accessed
  • [x] Verify tip banner shows message about a creator with a different custodian
  • [x] Verify you are able to tip a creator who has the same custodian as you
  • [x] Verify you are able to perform an auto contribution
  • [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] Verify that there is no "Disconnect" option once connected to a custodian
• [x] Verify that you are able to reset rewards
  • [x] Verify that after rewards are reset, you are now in the non-opted in state
  • [x] Verify you can re-join rewards and the panel, brave://rewards page, and NTP widget are now in the unverified state

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] ensure that you can log in into https://www.expensify.com while Allow use of third-party cookies for legacy Google Sign-In is enabled
• [x] ensure that once Allow use of third-party cookies for legacy Google Sign-In 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
• [x] 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] 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] Custom filters under brave://settings/shields/filters are retained
  • [x] Custom lists under brave://settings/shields/filters 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

[MadhaviSeelam]

Verification PASSED using

Brave | 1.70.114 Chromium: 129.0.6668.42 (Official Build) (arm64)
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Revision | 62ac7fa937404b201bf90c3848127b18e9d7a9b1
OS | macOS Version 14.6.1 (Build 23G93)

brave://gpu	chrome://gpu