[Follow up to #7432] An Infinite loading spinner is shown next to toggle switch when enabling VPN

[hffvld]

Description:

Follow-up to #7432

Steps to Reproduce

1. Launch Brave > Three Dot Menu
2. Enable VPN
3. Don't close the panel > Observe

Actual result:

An infinite loading spinner is shown next to the toggle switch when enabling VPN via the pop-up menu. If you close and reopen that menu, the loading spinner is not there anymore.

NOTE: This issue is not reproducible with 1.52

VPN_Infinite.spinner.mov

Expected result:

When enabling VPN, infinite loading spinner must not be shown

Reproduces how often: [Easily reproduced, Intermittent Issue]

Easily reproduced

Brave Version:

• Can you reproduce this issue with the most recent build from TestFlight? Yes, with the latest 1.51
• Can you reproduce this issue with the previous version of the current build from TestFlight? Yes
• Can you reproduce this issue with the current build from AppStore? NA

Device details:

iPhone 14 [iOS 16.4.1]

Website problems only:

• did you check with Brave Shields down?
• did you check in Safari/Firefox (WkWebView-based browsers)?

Additional Information

[soner-yuksel]

@vlad-hoff I cant reproduce this, did you try reproducing it with latest 1.51 (23..5.11.22)

[soner-yuksel]

@vlad-hoff I retested using 2 devices both latest 1.51 an d 1.52. Both is not having this particular problem. Please can you take a look again.
cc @iccub Can you also try when you have a chance ?

[hffvld]

Hi @soner-yuksel I'm sorry for the delayed reply. I just tried to install the latest 1.51.1 (23.5.19.19) build, and the issue is still reproducible.

VPN_Spinner.mov

[hffvld]

Verified on iPhone 14 using version(s):

Device/OS: iPhone 14 [iOS 16.5]
Version 1.52 (23.6.14.13)
BraveCore 1.52.125 (114.0.5735.110)

Filed follow-up issue #7606

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STEPS:

1. Launch Brave > Three-dot Menu > Brave VPN
2. Purchase VPN (for TF) and install certificate
3. Three-dot Menu > Enable/Disable Brave VPN > Verify

ACTUAL RESULTS:

• Verified that enabling or disabling Brave VPN from the main menu is not showing infinite loading spinner anymore
• Verified that the same infinite loading spinner is not shown when enabling/disabling VPN from Brave Firewall + VPN menu

VPN_Spinner.mov