Update search engine default for Italy (IT)

[rebron]

Description

Update search engine default for Italy:

• Italy (IT)

Brave should be at the top of the drop down list at brave://settings/search

Related: #18331, #23814 #26181 and #27709

Test plan

Region set to IT

1. Fresh profile
2. Default search engine SHOULD be Brave
3. Visit brave://settings/searchEngines
4. Brave SHOULD be first in the Default search engines list

Region set to anything else (excluding CA / DE / FR / GB / US / AT / ES / MX / BR / AR / IN)

1. Fresh profile
2. Default will NOT be Brave Search
3. Visit brave://settings/searchEngines
4. Brave SHOULD be first in the Default search engines list - unless you're in a region where Yandex is default (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM, UZ). In that case it will be second.

Notes for test plan

#23814 (comment)

[simonhong]

Working for desktop. I think same change will affect on desktop and android both.

[kjozwiak]

Removed iOS Release Plan as the above was only changed for Desktop & Android. @rebron mentioned he'll create a follow up issue for iOS as well as iOS will need this change as well. CCing @iccub

[stephendonner]

Verification PASSED using

Brave | 1.67.73 Chromium: 125.0.6422.26 (Official Build) nightly (64-bit)
-- | --
Revision | 76e7d97680074902ad7bde84f0a1a6c392a4ca6a
OS | Windows 10 Version 22H2 (Build 19045.4355)

Case 1: region set to IT - PASSED

Steps:

1. set OS region and language to Italian (Italy)
2. installed 1.67.73
3. launched Brave
4. entered search criteria in the URL bar and pressed Enter
5. confirmed returned results via Brave Search

Confirmed Brave Search as the default in brave://settings/search

Confirmed Brave Search as the default in brave://settings/searchEngines

example	example

example	example

Case 2: region set to JA-JP - PASSED

Steps:

1. set OS region and language to Japanese (Japan)
2. installed 1.67.73
3. launched Brave
4. entered search criteria in the URL bar and pressed Enter
5. confirmed returned results via Brave Search

Confirmed Google was the default search engine in brave://settings/search

Confirmed Brave Search is the first listed engine in brave://settings/searchEngines

example	example

example	example

Case 3: region set to others, es-ES - PASSED

Steps:

1. set OS region and language to Spanish (Spain)
2. installed 1.67.73
3. launched Brave
4. entered search criteria in the URL bar and pressed Enter
5. confirmed returned results via Brave Search

Confirmed Brave Search as the default in brave://settings/search

Confirmed Brave Search as the default in brave://settings/searchEngines

example	example

example	example

[kjozwiak]

As discussed via the Desktop call on Tuesday, the above is being uplifted into 1.66.x and was verified on master at the time via brave/brave-core#23406 (comment), brave/brave-core#23406 (comment) & brave/brave-core#23406 (comment).

[kjozwiak]

The above requires 1.66.104 or above for 1.66.x verification(s) 👍

[kjozwiak]

@brave/qa-team re: verification, there's STR/Cases that you can use that @LaurenWags & myself ran through via brave/brave-core#23406 (comment), brave/brave-core#23406 (comment) & brave/brave-core#23406 (comment).

For each platform, please run through the following:

• run through the Italy cases
• pick a locale that has already been added to use Brave as default and run through the cases
  • CA / DE / FR / GB / US / AT / ES / MX / BR / AR / IN
• pick a locale that doesn't have Brave set as the default (Example: Poland, China, Romania etc..)

@Uni-verse @hffvld keep in mind that there's a C125 regression re: the incorrect SE being used in certain cases after an upgrade. It's most likely due to Bing being changed to Microsoft Bing. Can find the issue via #38179.

[LaurenWags]

Verified with

Brave | 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41 (Official Build) (x86_64)
-- | --
Revision | 6213f85e37bb676772fb221ce11a41c2b1be0fe2
OS | macOS Version 13.6.6 (Build 22G630)

IT (Italy) locale

Clean Profile - PASSED

• ensured that Brave was selected as the default for both Normal/Private windows via brave://settings/search
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was selected as the default via brave://settings/searchEngines

Example	Example	Example	Example	Example

Updated Profile (Google/Brave) - PASSED

• installed 1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159
• ensured that Google was the default SE selected under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the default SE selected under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows
• updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41 and ensured that Google is still the default SE for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave is still the default SE for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows

1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

Updated Profile (Ecosia/Bing) - PASSED

• installed 1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159
• changed the default SE to Ecosia under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• changed the default SE to Microsoft Bing under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows
• updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41
• ensured that Ecosia wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Normal windows
• ensured that Microsoft Bing wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows

1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

---

MX (Mexico) locale

Clean Profile - PASSED

• ensured that Brave was selected as the default for both Normal/Private windows via brave://settings/search
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was selected as the default via brave://settings/searchEngines

Example	Example	Example	Example	Example

Updated Profile (Brave/Brave) - PASSED

• installed 1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159
• ensured that Brave was the default SE selected under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the default SE selected under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows
• updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41
• ensured that Brave is still the default SE for both Normal & Private windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows

1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

Updated Profile (Qwant/Google) - PASSED

• installed 1.67.64 Chromium: 124.0.6367.118
• changed the default SE to Qwant under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• changed the default SE to Google under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows
• updated to 1.67.72 Chromium: 125.0.6422.26
• ensured that Qwant wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Normal windows
• ensured that Google wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows

1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

---

FI (Finland) locale

Clean Profile - PASSED

• ensured that Google was selected as the default for Normal windows via brave://settings/search
• ensured that Brave was selected as the default for Private windows via brave://settings/search
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Private windows
• ensured that Google was selected as the default via brave://settings/searchEngines
• ensured that Brave was listed first via brave://settings/searchEngines

Example	Example	Example	Example	Example

Updated Profile (Google/Brave) - PASSED

• installed 1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159
• ensured that Google was the default SE selected under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the default SE selected under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows
• updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41 and ensured that Google is still the default SE for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave is still the default SE for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows

1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

Updated Profile (Startpage/DDG) - PASSED

• installed 1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159
• changed the default SE to Startpage under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• changed the default SE to DDG under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows
• updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41
• ensured that Startpage wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Normal windows
• ensured that DDG wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows

1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

[iccub]

iOS issue: #38192

[MadhaviSeelam]

Verification PASSED using

Brave | 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41 (Official Build) (64-bit)
-- | --
Revision | 6213f85e37bb676772fb221ce11a41c2b1be0fe2
OS | Windows 11 Version 23H2 (Build 22631.

IT (Italy) locale - PASSED

Clean Profile - PASSED

1. ensured that Brave was selected as the default for both Normal/Private windows via brave://settings/search
2. ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
3. ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows
4. ensured that Brave was listed as the default via brave://settings/searchEngines

step 0	step 1	step 2	step 3	step 4

Updated Profile (Google/Brave) - PASSED

• installed 1.651.65.132 Chromium: 124.0.6367.202
• ensured that Google was the default SE selected under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the default SE selected under brave://settings/search for Private windows
• updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41 and ensured that Google is still the default SE for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave is still the default SE for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows

1.65.132 Chromium: 124.0.6367.202	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

Updated Profile (Microsoft Bing/DDG) - PASSED

• installed 1.651.65.132 Chromium: 124.0.6367.202
• changed the default SE to Microsoft Bing under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• changed the default SE to DuckDuckGo under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows
• updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41
• ensured that Microsoft Bing wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Normal windows
• ensured that DuckDuckGo wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows

1.651.65.132 Chromium: 124.0.6367.202	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

---

BR(Brazil) locale - PASSED

Clean Profile - PASSED

1. ensured that Brave was selected as the default for both Normal/Private windows via brave://settings/search
2. ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
3. ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows
4. ensured that Brave was listed as the default via brave://settings/searchEngines

step 0	step 1	step 2	step 3	step 4

Updated Profile (Brave/Brave) - PASSED

1. installed 1.651.65.132 Chromium: 124.0.6367.202
2. ensured that Brave was the default SE selected under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
3. ensured that Brave was the default SE selected under brave://settings/search for Private windows
4. updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41
5. ensured that Brave is still the default SE for both Normal & Private windows
6. ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
7. ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Private windows
8. ensured that Brave was listed as the default via brave://settings/searchEngines

1.651.65.132 Chromium: 124.0.6367.202	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

Updated Profile (Google/Startpage) - PASSED

1. installed 1.65.132 Chromium: 124.0.6367.202
2. changed the default SE to Google under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
3. changed the default SE to Startpage under brave://settings/search for Private windows
4. updated to 1.67.73 Chromium: 125.0.6422.26
5. ensured that Google wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Normal windows
6. ensured that Startpage wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Private windows
7. ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
8. ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Private windows
9. ensured that Brave was listed was engine via brave://settings/searchEngines

1.65.132 Chromium: 124.0.6367.202	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

---

Ro (Romania) locale - PASSED

Clean Profile - PASSED

• ensured that Google was selected as the default for Normal windows via brave://settings/search
• ensured that Brave was selected as the default for Private windows via brave://settings/search
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Private windows
• ensured that Google was selected as the default via brave://settings/searchEngines
• ensured that Brave was listed first via brave://settings/searchEngines

step 0	step 1	step 2	step 3	step 4

Updated Profile (Google/Brave) - PASSED

• installed 1.65.132 Chromium: 124.0.6367.202
• ensured that Google was the default SE selected under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the default SE selected under brave://settings/search for Private windows
• updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41 and ensured that Google is still the default SE for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave is still the default SE for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was listed first via brave://settings/searchEngines

1.65.132 Chromium: 124.0.6367.202	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

Updated Profile (Qwant/DDG) - PASSED

1. installed 1.65.132 Chromium: 124.0.6367.202
2. changed the default SE to Qwant under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
3. changed the default SE to DDG under brave://settings/search for Private windows
4. updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41
5. ensured that Qwant wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Normal windows
6. ensured that DDG wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Private windows
7. ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
8. ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Private windows
9. ensured that Brave was listed first via brave://settings/searchEngines

1.65.132 Chromium: 124.0.6367.202	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

[GeetaSarvadnya]

Verification PASSED on

Brave	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41 (Official Build) (64-bit) 
Revision	6213f85e37bb676772fb221ce11a41c2b1be0fe2
OS	Linux

FI (Finland) locale

Clean Profile - PASSED

• ensured that Google was selected as the default for Normal windows via brave://settings/search
• ensured that Brave was selected as the default for Private windows via brave://settings/search
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Private windows
• ensured that Google was selected as the default via brave://settings/searchEngines
• ensured that Brave was listed first via brave://settings/searchEngines

Example	Example	Example	Example	Example

Updated Profile (Google/Brave) - PASSED

• installed 1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159
• ensured that Google was the default SE selected under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the default SE selected under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows
• updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41 and ensured that Google is still the default SE for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave is still the default SE for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows

1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

Updated Profile (Startpage/DDG) - PASSED

• installed 1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159
• changed the default SE to Startpage under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• changed the default SE to DDG under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows
• updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41
• ensured that Startpage wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Normal windows
• ensured that DDG wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows

1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

---

IT (Italy) locale

Clean Profile - PASSED

• ensured that Brave was selected as the default for both Normal/Private windows via brave://settings/search
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was selected as the default via brave://settings/searchEngines

Example	Example	Example	Example

Updated Profile (Google/Brave) - PASSED

• installed 1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159
• ensured that Google was the default SE selected under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the default SE selected under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows
• updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41 and ensured that Google is still the default SE for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave is still the default SE for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows

1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

Updated Profile (Ecosia/Bing) - PASSED

• installed 1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159
• changed the default SE to Ecosia under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• changed the default SE to Microsoft Bing under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows
• updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41
• ensured that Ecosia wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Normal windows
• ensured that Microsoft Bing wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows

1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

---

MX (Mexico) locale

Clean Profile - PASSED

• ensured that Brave was selected as the default for both Normal/Private windows via brave://settings/search
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/search for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was selected as the default via brave://settings/searchEngines

Example	Example	Example	Example	Example

Updated Profile (Brave/Brave) - PASSED

• installed 1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159
• ensured that Brave was the default SE selected under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the default SE selected under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows
• updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41
• ensured that Brave is still the default SE for both Normal & Private windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows

1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

Updated Profile (Qwant/Google) - PASSED

• installed 1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.118
• changed the default SE to Qwant under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• changed the default SE to Google under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows
• updated to 1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.26
• ensured that Qwant wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Normal windows
• ensured that Google wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Private windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Normal windows
• ensured that Brave was the first engine via the drop down list under brave://settings/searchEngines for Private windows

1.65.130 Chromium: 124.0.6367.159	1.66.104 Chromium: 125.0.6422.41

[hffvld]

Verified on Galaxy Tab S8 and Pixel 7 using version(s):

Device/OS: 
- Galaxy Tab S8 / gts8wifixx-user 14 UP1A.231005.007 release-keys
- Pixel 7 / panther_beta-user 14 AP31.240322.023 release-keys
Brave build: 1.66.104 / 1.66.105
Chromium: 125.0.6422.41 (Official Build) (64-bit) 

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Galaxy Tab S8

IT (Italy) locale

Clean Profile (Brave/Brave)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.66.104
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify
3. Close the settings > Tap in the Search URL bar > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Brave was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab
• Verified that Brave was selected as the default and was the first SE when tapped in the Search URL bar

---

1	2	3	4

Updated Profile - Default SE (Google/Google)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify
3. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.104 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Google was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Google is still the default SE for Standard and Private Tab after Brave upgrade
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

---

1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.104 with Cr125

Updated Profile - Custom SE (DDG/Startpage)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Change the default SE to DDG under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
3. Change the default SE to Startpage under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab
4. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.104 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that DDG wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Standard Tab
• Verified that Startpage wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Private Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

---

1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.104 with Cr125

ES (Spain) locale

Clean Profile (Brave/Brave)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.66.104
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Brave was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

---

1	2	3

Updated Profile - Default SE (Brave/Brave)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify
3. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.104 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Brave was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Brave is still the default SE for Standard and Private Tab after Brave upgrade
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

---

1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.104 with Cr125

Updated Profile - Custom SE (Google/Qwant)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Change the default SE to Google under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
3. Change the default SE to Qwant under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab
4. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.104 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Google wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Standard Tab
• Verified that Qwant wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Private Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

---

1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.104 with Cr125

EL (Greek) locale

Clean Profile (Google/Google)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.66.104
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify
3. Close the settings > Tap in the Search URL bar > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Google was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab
• Verified that Google was selected as the default SE and Brave was the first SE when tapped in the Search URL bar

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1	2	3	4

Updated Profile - Default SE (Google/Google)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify
3. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.104 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Google was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Google is still the default SE for Standard and Private Tab after Brave upgrade
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

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1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.104 with Cr125

Updated Profile - Custom SE (Ecosia/Qwant)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Change the default SE to Ecosia under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
3. Change the default SE to Qwant under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab
4. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.104 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Ecosia wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Standard Tab
• Verified that Qwant wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Private Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

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1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.104 with Cr125

RU (Russia) locale

Clean Profile (Yandex/Yandex)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.66.104
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify
3. Close the settings > Tap in the Search URL bar > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Yandex was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Brave was the second SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the second SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab
• Verified that Yandex was selected as the default SE and Brave was the second SE when tapped in the Search URL bar

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Updated Profile - Default SE (Yandex/Yandex)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify
3. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.104 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Yandex was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Yandex is still the default SE for Standard and Private Tab after Brave upgrade
• Verified that Brave was the second SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the second SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

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1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.104 with Cr125

Updated Profile - Custom SE (Brave/Bing)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Change the default SE to Brave under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
3. Change the default SE to Bing under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab
4. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.104 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Brave wasn't replaced with Yandex as the default SE for Standard Tab
• Verified that Bing wasn't replaced with Yandex as the default SE for Private Tab
• Verified that Brave was the second SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the second SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

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1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.104 with Cr125

Pixel 7

IT (Italy) locale

Clean Profile (Brave/Brave)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.66.105
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify
3. Close the settings > Tap in the Search URL bar > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Brave was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab
• Verified that Brave was selected as the default and was the first SE when tapped in the Search URL bar

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Updated Profile - Default SE (Google/Google)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify
3. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.105 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Google was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Google is still the default SE for Standard and Private Tab after Brave upgrade
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

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1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.105 with Cr125

Updated Profile - Custom SE (Bing/Qwant)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Change the default SE to Bing under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
3. Change the default SE to Qwant under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab
4. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.105 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Bing wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Standard Tab
• Verified that Qwant wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Private Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

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1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.105 with Cr125

US (USA) locale

Clean Profile (Brave/Brave)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.66.105
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Brave was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

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Updated Profile - Default SE (Brave/Brave)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify
3. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.105 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Brave was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Brave is still the default SE for Standard and Private Tab after Brave upgrade
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

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1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.105 with Cr125

Updated Profile - Custom SE (DDG/Bing)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Change the default SE to DDG under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
3. Change the default SE to Bing under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab
4. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.105 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that DDG wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Standard Tab
• Verified that Bing wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Private Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

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1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.105 with Cr125

PE (Peru) locale

Clean Profile (Google/Google)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.66.105
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify
3. Close the settings > Tap in the Search URL bar > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Google was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab
• Verified that Google was selected as the default SE and Brave was the first SE when tapped in the Search URL bar

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Updated Profile - Default SE (Google/Google)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify
3. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.105 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Google was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Google is still the default SE for Standard and Private Tab after Brave upgrade
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

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1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.105 with Cr125

Updated Profile - Custom SE (Startpage/DDG)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Change the default SE to Startpage under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
3. Change the default SE to DDG under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab
4. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.104 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Startpage wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Standard Tab
• Verified that DDG wasn't replaced with Brave as the default SE for Private Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the first SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

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1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.104 with Cr125

KZ (Kazakhstan) locale

Clean Profile (Yandex/Yandex)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.66.105
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify
3. Close the settings > Tap in the Search URL bar > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Yandex was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Brave was the second SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the second SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab
• Verified that Yandex was selected as the default SE and Brave was the second SE when tapped in the Search URL bar

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Updated Profile - Default SE (Yandex/Yandex)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Go to Settings > Search engines > Verify
3. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.105 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Yandex was selected as the default SE for both Standard and Private tabs via Settings -> Search engines
• Verified that Yandex is still the default SE for Standard and Private Tab after Brave upgrade
• Verified that Brave was the second SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the second SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

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1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.105 with Cr125

Updated Profile - Custom SE (Google/Brave)

STEPS:

1. Install and launch Brave 1.65.130 with Cr124
2. Change the default SE to Google under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
3. Change the default SE to Brave under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab
4. Upgrade Brave to 1.66.105 with Cr125 > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that Google wasn't replaced with Yandex as the default SE for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave wasn't replaced with Yandex as the default SE for Private Tab
• Verified that Brave was the second SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Standard Tab
• Verified that Brave was the second SE in the list under Settings -> Search engines for Private Tab

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1.65.130 with Cr124	1.66.105 with Cr125