Manual test run on Android ARM for 1.34.x - Release

[LaurenWags]

Installer

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

Startup

• Verify that Brave is only contacting *.brave.com endpoints on first launch using either Charles Proxy, Fiddler or Wireshark (or a similar application)

Custom tabs

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

Settings and Bottom bar

• Verify changing default settings are retained and don't cause the browser to crash
• Verify bottom bar buttons (Home/Bookmark/Search/Tabs) work as expected

Rewards

• Verify account balance shows correct BAT and USD value
• 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
• Verify on BR panel that the Verify wallet button only enables when balance is >=15 BAT
• Verify you can reset rewards from advance setting. Resetting should delete wallet and bring it back to the pre-optin state

Brave Shields

• 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.

Brave Ads

• Verify ads is auto-enabled when rewards is enabled for the supported region
• Verify ads are only shown when the app is being used
• Verify ad notification are shown based on ads per hour setting
• Verify ad notifications stack up in notification tray
• Verify swipe left/right dismisses the ad notification when shown and is not stored in the notification tray
• Verify clicking on an ad notification shows the landing page
• Verify view,clicked and landed and dismiss states are logged based on the action

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.

• 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 are preserved (Folders/Sites)
  • Cookies are preserved
  • Per site shield settings are preserved
  • Opened tabs can be reloaded
  • Stored passwords are preserved
  • Sync chain created in previous version is retained
  • Setting changes are preserved (Default SE, Shield settings, Homepage etc..)
  • Top Tiles under New Tab Page are preserved
  • Home screen shortcuts are preserved
  • 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
  • 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 using Brave 1.34.76, Chromium 97.0.4692.56 on a Google Pixel XL running Android 9.0

Notes:

1. Reset Rewards on Android not working is a known issue: [Android] Reset rewards doesn't work #8776
2. The Verify Wallet button is enabled even when higher than 15.00, due to [Android] Reduce minimum BAT requirement for Uphold verification to 2 BAT (Dec 2021) #19912