Manual test run on Android Tablet for 1.16.x Release #5

[kjozwiak]

Verifications specific to 1.16.x Release #5

• [Android] Supported Links not Opening in External Apps [Android] Supported Links not Opening in External Apps #12330
• Disable upgrade notification Disable upgrade notification #12507
• Change the HTTP error code Brave uses when blocking a network request to better match what other browsers and tools expect, to increase compatibility with crowdsourced filter lists Change the HTTP error code Brave uses when blocking a network request to better match what other browsers and tools expect, to increase compatibility with crowdsourced filter lists #10063
• Upgrade from Chromium 86.0.4240.185 to Chromium 86.0.4240.193. Upgrade from Chromium 86.0.4240.185 to Chromium 86.0.4240.193. #12603

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 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 >=25 BAT
• Verify you can reset rewards from advance setting. Resetting should delete wallet and bring it back to the pre-optin state

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

[btlechowski]

LGTM

Verification passed on Brave v1.16.75 on Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e (Android 9.0)