Manual test run on Android ARM for 1.63.x - Release

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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

Custom tabs

• [ ] Make sure Brave handles links from Gmail, Slack
• [ ] Make sure Brave works as custom tabs provide with Chrome browser
• [ ] Ensure custom tabs work even with sync enabled/disabled

Settings and Bottom bar

• [ ] Verify changing default settings are retained and don't cause the browser to crash
• [ ] Verify bottom bar buttons (Home/Bookmark/Search/Tabs) work as expected

Rewards

• [ ] Verify that you are able to successfully join Rewards on a fresh profile

Upgrade

Pre-Requisite: Visit several websites so Top Tiles under New Tab Page get updated and add several sites via Add to Home screen (from 3 dots menu) using a previous build/installation before upgrading.

• [ ] 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 are preserved (Folders/Sites)
  • [ ] Cookies are preserved
  • [ ] Per site shield settings are preserved
  • [ ] Opened tabs can be reloaded
  • [ ] Stored passwords are preserved
  • [ ] Sync chain created in previous version is retained
  • [ ] Setting changes are preserved (Default SE, Shield settings, Homepage etc..)
  • [ ] Top Tiles under New Tab Page are preserved
  • [ ] Home screen shortcuts are preserved
  • [ ] Rewards
    • [ ] BAT balance is retained
    • [ ] Auto-contribute list is retained
    • [ ] Both Tips and Monthly Contributions are retained
    • [ ] Summary panel transactions list is retained
    • [ ] Changes to rewards settings are retained
  • [ ] 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

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Manual pass reduced as a full Android manual pass was run via https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/35963 when C122 was merged to Nightly/1.64.x

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Verified on Pixel 7 using version(s):

Device/OS: Pixel 7 / panther_beta-user 14 AP21.240119.009 release-keys
Brave build: 1.63.157
Chromium: 122.0.6261.43 (Official Build) (64-bit)