Brave.com referrer code tests

ref= codes:

• rogan = WWK708
• annacramling = APX606
• brave.com/talk = QPU818
• talk.brave.com = LVT920

Format: https://brave.com/?ref=LVT920

Clients used:

• Windows: Microsoft Edge on Windows 11 (preview)
• macOS: Safari Version 15.1 (17612.2.6.1.1) on macOS 12.0 beta (21A5534d)
• Android: Chrome on Android 9
• Linux: referral codes aren't supported on Linux due to https://brave.com/linux/ instructions/process

No referral codes

1. new profile
2. launch Brave
3. load staging.brave.com/download
4. click on the Download Brave button
5. in the resulting popup, check the platform-specific links
6. confirm there's no referral codes in the URLs: https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/latest/osx/release, https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/latest/osxarm64/release and https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/latest/winx64

brave.com/rogan referrer (WWK708)

1. new profile
2. launch Brave
3. load staging.brave.com/rogan
4. click on the Download Brave button
5. in the resulting popup, check the platform-specifc links
6. confirm they are https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/download/desktop/direct/osx/release/WWK708, https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/download/desktop/direct/osxarm64/release/WWK708, and https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/download/WWK708

brave.com/annacramling referrer (APX606)

1. new profile
2. launch Brave
3. loadstaging.brave.com/annacramling
4. click on the Download Brave button
5. in the resulting popup, check the platform-specific links
6. confirm they are https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/download/desktop/direct/osx/release/APX606, https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/download/desktop/direct/osxarm64/release/APX606, and https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/download/APX606

brave.com/talk referrer (QPU818)

1. new profile
2. launch Brave
3. load staging.brave.com/talk
4. click on Download Brave to start a call button
5. in the resulting popup, check the platform-specific links
6. confirm they go to https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/download/desktop/direct/osx/release/QPU818, https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/download/desktop/direct/osxarm64/release/QPU818, and https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/download/QPU818

Non-release build channels

1. new profile
2. launch Brave
3. load the following sites:
   1. staging.brave.com/download-beta/?ref=LVT920
   2. staging.brave.com/download-nightly/?ref=LVT920
4. click on the Download (Beta|Nightly) for macOS button
5. in the resulting popup, check platform-specific links
6. confirm there's no referral codes in their URLs: https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/latest/osx/beta, https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/latest/osxarm64/beta and https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/latest/winx64/beta

Bogus ref code (123456)

1. new profile
2. launch Brave
3. load staging.brave.com/download/?ref=123456
4. click on the Download Brave for macOS button
5. in the resulting popup, check the platform-specific links
6. confirm there's no referral codes in their URLs: https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/latest/osx/release, https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/latest/osxarm64/release, and https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/latest/winx64

localStorage ref code over ?ref= param

1. new profile
2. launch Brave
3. load staging.brave.com/?ref=LVT920
4. now click on Download Brave (ref=LVT920 now, in localStorage )
5. load staging.brave.com/?ref=APX606
6. click on Download Brave
7. in the resulting popup, check the platform-specific links
8. confirm the URLs are https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/download/desktop/direct/osx/release/APX606, https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/download/desktop/direct/osxarm64/release/APX606 and https://laptop-updates-staging.brave.com/download/APX606