Manual test run on Android ARM for 1.73.x - Release

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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

Custom tabs

• [x] Make sure Brave handles links from Gmail, Slack
• [x] Make sure Brave works as custom tabs provide with Chrome browser
• [x] Ensure custom tabs work even with sync enabled/disabled

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

Rewards

• [x] Verify that you are able to successfully join Rewards on a fresh profile

Upgrade

Pre-Requisite: Visit several websites so Top Tiles under New Tab Page get updated and add several sites via Add to Home screen (from 3 dots menu) using a previous build/installation before upgrading.

• [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 are preserved (Folders/Sites)
  • [x] Cookies are preserved
  • [x] Per site shield settings are preserved
  • [x] Opened tabs can be reloaded
  • [x] Stored passwords are preserved
  • [x] Sync chain created in previous version is retained
  • [x] Setting changes are preserved (Default SE, Shield settings, Homepage etc..)
  • [x] Top Tiles under New Tab Page are preserved
  • [x] Home screen shortcuts are preserved
  • [x] Rewards
  • [x] BAT balance is retained
  • [x] Auto-contribute list is retained
  • [x] Both Tips and Monthly Contributions are retained
  • [x] Summary 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

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Reduced above manual pass as a full manual pass was run when Chromium 131 was merged to Nightly via https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/41884

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Verified on Pixel 7 using version(s):

Device/OS: Pixel 7 / panther_beta-user 15 AP41.240925.009 release-keys
Brave build: 1.73.86 
Chromium: 131.0.6778.39 (Official Build) (64-bit)