Update Tor to Brave Search
See original GitHub issueDescription
For New Private Window with Tor, default search engine should be Brave Search. https://search.brave4u7jddbv7cyviptqjc7jusxh72uik7zt6adtckl5f4nwy2v72qd.onion/search?q=%s
Will also need to update the New Private Window with Tor new tab page to remove reference to DuckDuckGo.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open New Private Window with Tor
- Enter search terms in the url bar. Should say
Search Brave or type a URL - Should go to Brave Search.
Actual result:
Currently defaults to DuckDuckGo search.
Expected result:
See description. https://www.figma.com/file/5THkuEtO2Ewn9LfqrHZP9a/Desktop-Private-and-TOR-Windows?node-id=942%3A19384
Reproduces how often:
Easily.
Brave version (brave://version info)
Target version for update 1.36.x
Version/Channel Information:
- Can you reproduce this issue with the current release? yes
- Can you reproduce this issue with the beta channel? yes
- Can you reproduce this issue with the nightly channel? yes
Other Additional Information:
- Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields? n/a
- Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Rewards? n/a
- Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome? n/a
Miscellaneous Information:
Issue Analytics
- State:
- Created 2 years ago
- Comments:7 (3 by maintainers)
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@brave/legacy_qa some of the cases that I ran through via https://github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/12391#issuecomment-1066151499 can be used to verify the above as well.
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Search Brave or type a URLin the URL barBraveSETest Case #1- Clean Install.onionaddress is being usedhttps://search.brave4u7jddbv7cyviptqjc7jusxh72uik7zt6adtckl5f4nwy2v72qd.onion/search?qhttps://search.brave.com/search?q=is still being used under Normal & Private windowsbrave://settings/search&brave://settings/searchEngines:search.brave4u7jddbv7cyviptqjc7jusxh72uik7zt6adtckl5f4nwy2v72qd.onionkeyword is working as expectedTest Case #2- Upgrade (Other SE default other than Brave Search)1.36.112https://duckduckgo.com/?q=as the default SEEcosiaviabrave://settings/searchEcosiais set as the default SE viabrave://settings/searchEngines1.36.115Ecosiais still the default SE underbrave://settings/search&brave://settings/searchEnginesbrave://settings/search&brave://settings/searchEngineshttps://search.brave4u7jddbv7cyviptqjc7jusxh72uik7zt6adtckl5f4nwy2v72qd.onion/search?q=is the default SEBefore-1.36.112After-1.36.115Test Case #3- Upgrade (Brave Search as default)1.36.112https://duckduckgo.com/?q=as the default SEBraveviabrave://settings/searchBraveis set as the default SE viabrave://settings/searchEngines1.36.115Braveis still the default SE underbrave://settings/search&brave://settings/searchEnginesbrave://settings/search&brave://settings/searchEngineshttps://search.brave4u7jddbv7cyviptqjc7jusxh72uik7zt6adtckl5f4nwy2v72qd.onion/search?q=is the default SEBefore-1.36.112After-1.36.115