Manual test run on Linux for 1.37.x - Release #5

[kjozwiak]

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

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 that you are able to successfully join Rewards on a fresh profile

Update tests

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

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
    • 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
    • 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

[btlechowski]

Verification passed on

Brave	1.37.113 Chromium: 100.0.4896.88 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Revision	4450653bfa91182e85723d8f1dee64dd6ce40ed4-refs/branch-heads/4896@{#1086}
OS	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS