Manual test run on Windows x64 for 1.44.x - Release #4

[LaurenWags]

Installer

• Check signature:
  • If macOS, using x64 binary run spctl --assess --verbose for the installed version and make sure it returns accepted
  • If macOS, using universal binary run spctl --assess --verbose for the installed version and make sure it returns accepted
  • If Windows right click on the brave_installer-x64.exe and go to Properties, go to the Digital Signatures tab and double click on the signature. Make sure it says "The digital signature is OK" in the popup window

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
• If macOS, run the above Widevine tests for both x64 and universal builds

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 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

TLS Pinning

• Visit https://ssl-pinning.someblog.org/ and verify a pinning error is displayed
• Visit https://pinning-test.badssl.com/ and verify a pinning error is not displayed

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

[MadhaviSeelam]

Verification PASSED using

Brave | 1.44.112 Chromium: 106.0.5249.119 (Official Build) (64-bit)
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Revision | 9f2101830b56fd2ea1408287f6c74e253ebcb7c6-refs/branch-heads/5249@{#797}
OS | Windows 11 Version 21H2 (Build 22000.1098)