Manual test run on Android ARM for 1.36.x - Release #7

[kjozwiak]

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

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 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.

• 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

[kjozwiak]

Verification PASSED on Pixel 6 running Android 12 using the following build(s):

Brave | 1.36.122 Chromium: 99.0.4844.88

Due to 1.37.105 Chromium: 100.0.4896.46 already being on the internal test channel, QA will run through upgrades using the executables. We're just pushing out a minor chromium bump so the chances of upgrades breaking are low.