Manual test run on Linux for 1.12.x - Release

[kjozwiak]

Per release specialty tests

• Search engine updates.(#10890)
• Upgrade from Chromium 84.0.4147.111 to Chromium 84.0.4147.125 Upgrade from Chromium 84.0.4147.111 to Chromium 84.0.4147.125 #11153
• [Desktop] Sync v2 initial bookmarks duplication.(#11116)
• Reset Rewards crashes the browser in certain cases.(#11125)

Installer

• Check signature: If OS Run spctl --assess --verbose /Applications/Brave-Browser-Beta.app/ 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

Data(Upgrade from previous release)

• Make sure that data from the last version appears in the new version OK
• 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
  • unpinned tabs can be pinned

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

Rewards

• Verify account balance shows correct BAT and USD value
• Verify you are able to restore a wallet
• 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
• Upgrade from older version
  • Verify the wallet balance is retained and wallet backup code isn't corrupted
  • Verify auto-contribute list is not lost after upgrade
  • Verify tips list is not lost after upgrade
  • Verify wallet panel transactions list is not lost after upgrade

Update tests

• Verify visiting brave://settings/help triggers update check
• Verify once update is downloaded, prompts to Relaunch to install update

Components

• 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

[kjozwiak]

Please don't start the above runs till we merge brave/brave-core#6393 & #11160 into 1.12.x and new RC's are created 👍

[kjozwiak]

Above can now be checked with https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/releases/tag/v1.12.112.

[btlechowski]

LGTM

Verification passed on

Brave	1.12.112 Chromium: 84.0.4147.125 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Revision	d0784639447f2e10d32ebaf9861092b20cfde286-refs/branch-heads/4147@{#1059}
OS	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS