Upgrade from Chromium 111 to Chromium 112

[mkarolin]

Upgrade from Chromium 111 to Chromium 112

https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+log/111.0.5563.19..112.0.5582.0/?pretty=fuller&n=10000

QA tests:
This is a major Chromium version bump, please do full passes.

Desktop Affected areas:

• Sharing hub in the omnibox works as expected
• Info bar colors look correctly
• Components (brave://components) update without errors (on new profile)
• Shields cookies permissions work correctly
• Prepopulated search engines look correctly
• Omnibox suggestions entries open correctly

iOS Affected areas:

• N/A

Android Affected areas:

• Turn on notfications dialog (double check it appears as expected)
• Rate Brave (make sure you can leave a review in Play Store)
• Play video in background
• Bookmarking pages (there is a new bottom sheet UI and behaviour)
• Sync (double check it generally works)

[GeetaSarvadnya]

Verification PASSED on

Brave | 1.51.46 Chromium: 112.0.5615.29 (Official Build) nightly (64-bit)
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Revision | 8a59304c62e066962363d2fd8edd8e7b459c42bd-refs/branch-heads/5615@{#497}
OS | Windows 10 Version 21H2 (Build 19044.2728)

Sharing hub in the omnibox works as expected_PASSED

• Ensured that sharing hub options in the omnibox works as expected
  

Info bar colors look correctly_PASSED

• Confirmed that info bar color looks as expected in light theme
• Confirmed that info bar color looks as expected in Dark theme
• Verified the info bar color in PT/PT with TOR/Guest windows and ensured that the info bar color looks as expected

Light theme	Dark theme

Components (brave://components) update without errors (on new profile)_PASSED

• Verified the components in Components updater section below

Shields cookies permissions work correctly_PASSED

Case 1: Cookies settings are retained upon browser restart_PASSED

  1. Clean profile 1.51.x
  2. Open a site A
  3. Tap on the shield and looks for cookies settings
  4. Default cookies settings "Block cross-site cookies" is populated in the dropdown
  5. Change the cookies settings to "Block all cookies" and restart the browser
  6. Ensured that "Block all cookies" cookies settings are retained, restart the browser
  7. Change the cookies settings to "Allow all cookies" and restart the browser
  8. Ensured that "Allow all cookies" cookies settings are retained

Case 2: Global cookies settings are retained across all the sites_PASSED

  1. Clean profile 1.51.x
  2. Open brave://settings/shields and ensure default settings "Block cross-site cookies" is populated in the dropdown
  3. Open a site A, Tap on the shield and ensured default global cookies settings are retained
  4. Open brave://settings/shields, change the cookies settings to "Block all cookies" and restart the browser
  5. Ensured that "Block all cookies" cookies settings are retained
  6. Open brave://settings/shields, change the cookies settings to "Allow all cookies" and restart the browser
  7. Ensured that "Allow all cookies" cookies settings are retained

Case 3: Cookies settings for a site A are propagated to site A in Private window Tab_PASSED

    1. Clean profile 1.51.x
    2. Open a site A, tap on the shield and change the default cookies setting to "Allow all cookies"
    3. Open a Private tab window
    4. Open the same site A in the PT and ensure that the "Allow all cookies" settings are retained
    5. Change the cookies settings to "Block all cookies" in the PT 
    6. Open the same site A in the Normal window tab and ensure that the "Block all cookies" settings are NOT retained

Case 4: Cookies settings are retained in an upgraded profile_PASSED

  1. Clean profile 1.49.x
  2. Open a few sites and change the default site shield settings 
  3. Open brave://settings/shields and change the default global shield settings
  4. Upgrade the profile 1.51.x
  5. Open the sites and ensured that the site shield settings are reatined
  6. Open brave://settings/shields and ensured that the global shield settings are retained

Case 5: cookies settings in brave://settings/cookies works as expected_PASSED

1. Clean profile 1.51.x
2. Open brave://settings/cookies and select "Block all cookies" settings 
3. Open a site and ensured that the cookies are blocked on the site 
4. Open brave://settings/cookies and select "Allow all cookies" settings
5. Open a site and ensured that the cookies are allowed on the site 

Exampple	Example	Example	Example

Prepopulated search engines look correctly_PASSED

• Confirmed that Prepopulated SE works as expected in Normal/Private/TOR/Guest window types
• Confirmed that :b ,:sp, :d etc..keywords SE's works as expected
• Confirmed that selected SE's reatined in brave://settings/search upon browser restart
• Confirmed that SE's are retained in an upgraded profile

Omnibox suggestions entries open correctly_PASSED

• Confirmed that the settings Improve search suggestions is added under the brave://settings/privacy page
• Confirmed that settings rewording and it's description is as per the Chromium change [CR 112] "Autocomplete searches and URLs" settings is missing in brave://settings/privacy #29167 (comment)

Case 1: Improve search suggestions toggle is OFF

  1. Clean profile 1.51.x
  2. Go to brave://settings/privacy and esnure that Improve search suggestions toggle is OFF by default
  3. Open a NTP and enter a text "test" in the Omnibox and look for the suggestion entries
  4. Open a Private window tab (or TOR or Guest) and enter a text "test" in the Omnibox and look for the suggestion entries
  5. Confirmed that the search suggestion are same in both Normal and Private window types when the `Improve search suggestions` toggle is OFF

Settings is OFF	Normal win suggestions	PT suggestions

Case 2: Improve search suggestions toggle is ON

  1. Clean profile 1.51.x
  2. Go to brave://settings/privacy and and enable the `Improve search suggestions` toggle to ON
  3. Open a NTP and enter a text "test" in the Omnibox and look for the suggestion entries
  4. Confirmed that the suggestion entries are more as the toggle is ON
  5. Open a Private window tab (or TOR or Guest) and enter a text "test" in the Omnibox and look for the suggestion entries
  6. Confirmed that the search suggestion entries remained same not increased in PT which is expected as the Toggle ON is applicable only for Normal windows search suggestions

Settings is ON	Normal win suggestions	PT suggestions

Case 3: Autocomplete searches and URLs_Upgrade case

 1. Clean profile 1.49.x or 1.51.30
 2. Go to brave://settings/privacy and toggle the switch `Autocomplete searches and URLs` to ON
 3. Open a NTP and enter a text "test" in the Omnibox and look for the suggestion entries
 4. Confirmed that the suggestion entries are more as the toggle is ON
 5. Upgrade the profile to 1.51.46
 6. Go to brave://settings/privacy and ensured that the switch `Autocomplete searches and URLs` is renamed to `Improve search suggestions` 
 7. Confirmed that the toggle is ON as expected

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Settings comparison

• No new settings are added as part of CR 112
• A new shield setting Upgrade connections to HTTPS is added as part of Brave, verified the shield settings in clean and upgraded profile and ensured settings works fine (more info on the issue HTTPS by Default (logic + desktop UI) #27141)
  
• Always use secure connections setting toggle is removed from brave://settings/security when the Upgrade connections to HTTPS settings is shown under brave://settings/shields (more info https://bravesoftware.slack.com/archives/C7VLGSR55/p1679317618506659)
  
• Show tip button on site rewards settings is added in brave://settings/rewards, verified the site settings toggle on/off and ensured settings works fine on the websites twitter/reddit/GH
  
• Performance and Power new settings are added as part of Brave under brave://settings/system (more info Add Power section to System in Settings UI #28615)
  
• Google sign-in content settings is added as part of brave under brave://settings/content
  
• "Autocomplete searches and URLs" settings and it's description is reworded to Improve search suggestions and it's moved to brave://settings/privacy settings page. Ref [CR 112] "Autocomplete searches and URLs" settings is missing in brave://settings/privacy #29167 (comment) for more info (complete testing is covered in the Omnibox suggestions entries open correctly case above)

1.49.x	1.51.x

Components updater

• No new components are added as part of CR 112
• Components are updates successfully without any error

1.49.120 Chromium: 111.0.5563.64	1.51.46 Chromium: 112.0.5615.29

Brave startup calls

• Confirmed that only brave domains are listed in the Charles when the nightly build is launched with a clean profile
• Confirmed no calls to google, gstatic, etc domains when the nightly build is launched with a clean profile

[Uni-verse]

Verified on Samsung GS 21 5G using version(s):

Brave	1.51.48 Chromium: 112.0.5615.29 (Official Build) canary (32-bit) 
Revision	8a59304c62e066962363d2fd8edd8e7b459c42bd-refs/branch-heads/5615@{#497}
OS	Android 13; Build/TP1A.220624.014

Notifications Dialog - PASS

• Ensured notifications popup is shown on NTP and user is able to enable it.
• Ensured notifications popup shows up when creating rewards profile.

Example	Example	Example	Example

Rate Brave - PASS

• Confirmed user is able to leave a rating on the GPS.
• Confirmed brave rate modals are shown correctly.

Example	Example	Example	Example

Background Play - PASS

• Background play is enabled by default via the griffin study.
• Playing videos in the background and while lockscreen is on works if background play is enabled.
• Playing videos in the background doesn't work when disabling background play.

Example	Example	Example	Example

Bookmarking - PASS

• Ensured bookmarking pages is working.
• Ensured creating a bookmark into a new folder is working.
• Ensured that bookmarking is working when sync chain is enabled.

Example	Example

Sync Chain - PASS

• Ensured sync chain is working.
• Ensured user is able to create a standalone sync chain.
• Ensured user is able to join existing sync chain using code words and by scanning QR.
• Ensured that deleting sync chain works.
• Ensured that existing contents on sync chain are shown on all connected devices.
• Ensured that adding other devices to the sync chain is successful.

Example	Example	Example	Example

[Uni-verse]

Verified on Samsung Tablet per #29171 (comment)

[kjozwiak]

Labelling as QA/No and release-notes/exclude in favour of #29277. Summary of the work remaining can be found via #29277 (comment).