Manual test run on macOS (Intel) for 1.26.x - Release #1

[LaurenWags]

Installer

• Check signature: If OS Run "spctl --assess --verbose /Applications/Brave Browser.app" and make sure it returns accepted.
• Ensured that the following executables work as expected
  • Brave-Browser-universal.dmg
    • Check executable size, should be ~470mb
  • Brave-Browser-universal.pkg
    • Check executable size, should be ~470mb
  • Brave-Browser-x64.dmg
    • Check executable size, should be ~270mb
  • Brave-Browser-x64.pkg
    • Check executable size, should be ~270mb
• Visited brave://version and ensure the following:
  • x86_64 is being displayed on Intel mac

Widevine

• Verify Widevine Notification is shown when you visit Netflix for the first time
• Test that you can stream on Netflix on a fresh profile after installing Widevine
• Verify Widevine Notification is shown when you visit HBO Max for the first time
• Test that you can stream on HBO Max on a fresh profile after installing Widevine

Rewards

• 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
  • Verify that rewards.brave.com, pcdn.brave.com, grant.rewards.brave.com or api.rewards.brave.com are not being contacted
• Verify account balance shows correct BAT and USD value
• Verify you are able to restore a wallet
• Verify actions taken (claiming grant, tipping, auto-contribute) display in wallet panel
• Verify when you click on the BR panel while on a site, the panel displays site specific information (site favicon, domain, attention %)
• Verify you are able to make one-time tip and they display in tips panel
• Verify you are able to make recurring tip and they display in tips panel
• Verify you can tip a verified publisher
• Verify you can tip a verified YouTube creator
• Verify you are able to perform a contribution
• Verify if you disable auto-contribute you are still able to tip regular sites and YouTube creators

Update tests

• Verify visiting brave://settings/help triggers update check
• Verify once update is downloaded, prompts to Relaunch to install update

Startup & Components

• Verify that Brave is only contacting *.brave.com endpoints on first launch using either Charles Proxy, Fiddler, Wireshark or LittleSnitch (or a similar application)
• Delete Adblock folder from browser profile and restart browser. Visit brave://components and verify Brave Ad Block Updater downloads and update the component. Repeat for all Brave components

Upgrade

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

[stephendonner]

Verified PASSED with

Brave	1.26.63 Chromium: 91.0.4472.106 (Official Build) (x86_64)
Revision	574f7b38e4e7244c92c4675e902e8f8e3d299ea7-refs/branch-heads/4472@{#1477}
OS	macOS Version 11.4 (Build 20F71)