Manual test run on Linux for 1.11.x Hotfix 1 - Release

[kjozwiak]

Per release specialty tests

• Brave freezes or hangs on launch when there are a large number of Cookies and other site data Brave freezes or hangs on launch when there are a large number of Cookies and other site data #9481
• [Desktop] Google Safe Browsing in brave://settings/privacy is not translated [Desktop] Google Safe Browsing in brave://settings/privacy is not translated #10745
• [Desktop] Reset settings is not translated [Desktop] Reset settings is not translated #10746
• [Desktop] Continue running background apps when Brave is closed is not translated [Desktop] Continue running background apps when Brave is closed is not translated #10755

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

Session storage

• Temporarily move away your browser profile and test that a new profile is created when browser is launched
  • macOS - ~/Library/Application\ Support/BraveSoftware/
  • Windows - %userprofile%\appdata\Local\BraveSoftware\
  • Linux(Ubuntu) - ~/.config/BraveSoftware/
• Test that windows and tabs restore when closed, including active tab
  • Ensure that the tabs in the above session are being lazy loaded when the session is restored

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

[btlechowski]

LGTM

Verification passed on

Brave	1.11.101 Chromium: 84.0.4147.89 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Revision	19abfe7bcba9318a0b2a6bc6634a67fc834aa592-refs/branch-heads/4147@{#852}
OS	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS