Manual test run for 1.66 on iPhone running iOS 17

[Uni-verse]

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

Data

• Verify that data from the previous build appears in the updated build as expected (bookmarks, history, etc.)
• Verify that cookies from the previous build are preserved after upgrade
• Verify saved passwords are retained after upgrade
• Verify stats are retained after upgrade
• Verify sync chain created in the previous version is still retained on upgrade
• Verify per-site settings are preserved after upgrade

Bookmarks

• Verify that creating a bookmark works
• Verify that tapping a bookmark from bookmark manager loads the bookmark
• Verify that deleting a bookmark works
• Verify that creating a bookmark folder works
• Verify that creating a bookmark inside the created folder works
• Verify that you can add a bookmark directly inside a bookmark folder
• Verify that you can delete a bookmark in edit mode
• Verify that you can delete a bookmark folder with bookmarks inside
• Verify adding a bookmark domain, subpaths is retained and you are successfully able to visit the domain subpath in a new tab
• Verify adding bookmark for many open tabs works. Ensured opening all bookmarks in Saved tabs folder will load all the tabs
• Verify import and export bookmarks works

Favorites

• Verify editing favorites and changing their URLs updates the favicons accordingly
• Verify that you can remove favorites
• Verify that you can add new favorites from the Share with... menu
• Verify adding Favorites Widget to home screen and ensure favorites are updated on the widget accordingly

Context menus

• Make sure context menu items in the URL bar work
• Make sure context menu items on content work with no selected text
• Make sure context menu items on content work with selected text
• Make sure context menu items on content work inside an editable control (input, textarea, or contenteditable)
• Verify you can open links in a new tab or private tab. Ensure you can open links in background tabs
• Verify all actions work in context menu when long pressing on + in the toolbar
• Verify all actions work in context menu when long pressing on tab icon
• Verify Recently Closed Tabs is opened when long pressing + icon in tab view

Navigation

• Verify search works from the search box on NTP
• Verify able to perform voice search by pressing the microphone icon in URL bar
• Verify changing search engine in settings will update search queries for regular and private tabs
• Verify tapping on arrow icon for the suggested searches will only populate that search query in the search box
• Verify scanning QR code from the search box will higlight scanned url
• Verify all actions in toolbar both in top and bottom positions
• Verify searching page content using Find in Page works
• Verify navigating social media and video sites does not cause loading issues when scrolling or reloading pages

Navigation [iPad]

• Verify user is able to navigate/search using connected hardware keyboard
• Verify long pressing CMD key will display keyboard shortcuts
• Ensure the keyboard shortcuts are working
• Ensure using Brave with Split View & Split Over works with other apps

Downloads

• Verify that you can save an image from a site
• Verify that you are able to save a GIF image

Reader Mode

• Visit https://theverge.com, open any article, verify the reader mode icon is shown in the URL bar
• Verify tapping on the reader mode icon opens the article in reader mode
• Edit reader mode settings and open different pages in reader mode and verify if the setting is retained across each article
• Verify reader mode works when toolbar is set as Top Bar and Bottom Bar

Gestures

• Verify pinch to zoom in/out gestures work on https://www.homedepot.com
• Verify that navigating to a different origin resets the zoom
• Swipe back and forward to navigate, verify this works as expected

Password Managers

• Verify tapping on 1Password on the slide-out keyboard launches 1Password app and you're able to select the stored credentials
• Verify tapping on Bitwarden password manager in the autofill field launches the app and auto-fills the stored data

Shields Settings

• Enable all switches in Settings and visit a site and disable Block Scripts. Kill and relaunch the app and verify if the site Shields settings are retained

Browser Lock

• Verify browser lock enables device passcode to lock/unlock the browser
• Verify swipe up/swipe down with browser in focus doesn't ask for device passcode
• Verify cancel passcode shows unlock message
• Remove the app from memory and relaunch, enter a wrong passcode, the browser should not be unlocked
• Verify cancel fingerprint confirmation/face unlock shows enter passcode window when fingerprint/face unlock is set up on the device

Brave Rewards/Ads

• Verify wallet is auto-created after enabling Rewards
• Verify when you click on the Brave Rewards panel while on a site, the panel displays if the site is verified or not
• Verify ads are only shown while the app is being used
• Verify tapping on an ad notification shows the landing page
• Verify inline-content ads show on Brave News and are correctly redeemed from the server
• Verify view, clicked, landed and dismiss confirmation states are logged based on the action. Ensure these are working for inline ads, ad notifications and New Tab Page ads.

Sync

• Verify you are able to join Sync chain by scanning the QR code
• Verify you are able to join Sync chain using code words
• Verify you are able to create a Sync chain on the device and add other devices to the chain via QR code/code words
• Verify that bookmarks from other devices on the chain show up on the mobile device after sync completes
• Verify newly created bookmarks get synced to all devices on the Sync chain
• Verify existing bookmarks before joining Sync chain also gets sync'd to all devices on the Sync chain
• Verify history sync is disabled by default. Enabling it starts sync'ing history items as well (limited to 200 entries)
• Verify sync works on an upgraded profile and new bookmarks added post-upgrade sync across devices on the chain
• Verify you can create a standalone Sync chain with one device
• Verify starting sync chain using segmented tab for other devices. Ensure enabling Open Tabs will display tabs from other devices
• Verify sharing pages with Send To Your Devices works as expected
• Verify Sync Internals page data is populated when connected to sync chain
• Verify when using Delete Sync Account will remove all devices connected to sync chain

Playlist & Autoplay

• Verify Playlist is enabled by default on a clean install
• Verify when a site with audio/video is detected, Playlist button is shown in URL bar and a notification badge on the menu
• Verify clicking the Playlist button adds audio/video to playlist and initiates offline play
• Verify adding audio/video to playlist via share menu works as expected
• Verify adding audio/video to playlist via long press context menu works as expected
• Verify Autoplay is enabled by default
• Verify with Autoplay enabled, able to play audio/video automatically
• Verify with background audio enabled, able to play audio/video with device locked or app in background
• Verify Playlist media works with CarPlay on iOS devices
• Verify playback gestures are working in Playlist
• Verify adding shared folder to playlist using https://playlist.brave.com/bsa-sample works. Verify all actions on shared folder are working

Brave News

• Verify Brave News opt-in is shown on a clean install
• Verify once opted-in Brave News starts showing articles
• Verify inline-content ads are shown on Brave News
• Verify able to add custom RSS feed to the list of sources. Ensure this is working when entering custom URL manually and through the share menu when at a blog page
• Verify able to hide content from sources within the Popular Sources and Suggested categories by long-press on the card
• Verify adding Top News Brave widget to home screen will display news articles. Ensure tapping on news articles will load in brave

VPN

• Verify purchasing VPN subscription will install VPN profile and establish connection
• Verify tunneling works by navigating to https://ipinfo.io
• Verify changing server region will update VPN connection
• Verify changing protocol from WireGuard to IKEv2 works as expected
• Verify Reset Configuration will reset everything but the region selected

Bravery settings

• Check that block ad and unblock ad works on http://slashdot.org
• Check that toggling to blocking and allow ads works as expected. Ensure pre-roll ads are removed on https://youtube.com
• Verify that tapping through a cert error in https://badssl.com works
• Verify Safe Browsing protection on https://testsafebrowsing.appspot.com/ in the iOS
• Verify debounce/deAMP settings using https://dev-pages.brave.software/navigation-tracking/debouncing.html
• Verify Block Cookie Consent Notices works when navigating to https://amazon.co.uk
• Verify switch to app dialogs are suppressed when loading https://reddit.com, https://twitter.com and https://google.com/maps
• Enable Block Scripts globally from Settings. Visit https://blizzard.com and confirm the carousel is disabled at the top of the page. Tap on Shields and disable Block Scripts; the page content should load properly
• Ensure blocking ads work using Standard and Aggressive settings
• Verify that default Brave Shields settings take effect on pages with no site settings

Fingerprint Tests

• Verify that the audio fingerprint is blocked at https://audiofingerprint.openwpm.com when fingerprinting protection is on
• Verify that https://diafygi.github.io/webrtc-ips/ doesn't leak IP address when Block all fingerprinting protection is on
• Verify fingerprinting test cases in https://dev-pages.brave.software/fingerprinting/farbling.html

Content tests

• Go to https://feedly.com and make sure that the password can be saved. Make sure the saved password is auto-populated when you visit the site again.
• Open an email on https://mail.google.com and tap on a link. Make sure it works
• Verify that PDF is loaded over HTTPS at https://basicattentiontoken.org/BasicAttentionTokenWhitePaper-4.pdf
• Verify that PDF is loaded over HTTP at http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf
• Verify that https://mixed-script.badssl.com shows up as grey, not red (no mixed-content scripts are run)
• Verify that "Security Certificate" is shown in the main menu for secured websites

WebAuthn

• Verify browser prompts for security key when trying to log in to accounts
• Verify you are able to successfully authenticate an account using security key when prompted
• Verify quickly connecting and disconnecting doesn't cause issues authenticating using security keys
• Verify you are able to use security keys on both normal and private tabs
• Verify you are able to use security keys to authenticate using NFC

App linker

• Long-press on a link in the Twitter app to get the share picker, choose Brave. Verify Brave doesn't crash after opening the link

Session storage

• Verify that tabs restore when closed, including active tab

[Uni-verse]

Verified on iPhone 12 running iOS 17.3.1 using version 1.66.110