Manual test run on Linux for 1.42.x - Release #4

[LaurenWags]

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 Rewards balance shows correct BAT and USD value
• Verify you are able to restore an old Rewards profile
• Verify actions taken (claiming grant, tipping, auto-contribute) display in panel transactions list
• 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)
  • Verify that opening a NTP doesn't trigger any outbound connections related to widgets without user interaction
• 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
    • BAT balance is retained
    • Auto-contribute list is retained
    • Both Tips and Monthly Contributions are retained
    • 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

[btlechowski]

Verification passed on

Brave	1.42.95 Chromium: 104.0.5112.81 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Revision	5b7b76419d50f583022568b6764b630f6ddc9208-refs/branch-heads/5112@{#1309}
OS	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS