vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop

Description

Collaborate with Status team to ensure that the Status Desktop app behaves as expected.
Add new automated tests to the existing e2e testing framework for new features.
Oversee testing strategy around releases.

Alignment with VAC Narratives:

  • By helping to test the Status Desktop application,
    VAC QA contributes directly to the narrative of internal collaboration and efficiency.
  • Helps maintain a high standard for both internal and external contributions
    by detecting discrepancies early and closing testing gaps.

Task List

Maintenance

  • fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop:maintenance
  • owner: nastya
  • status: not started
  • start-date: 2025/10/01
  • end-date: 2025/12/31

Description

  • Ongoing maintenance of Status Desktop tests.
    This includes updating tests for changes in status, addressing regressions,
    investigating and resolving issues, and implementing minor improvements
    to the testing framework as needed.

Deliverables

  • PRs / Issues

Release Testing

  • fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop:release-testing
  • owner: nastya
  • status: not started
  • start-date: 2025/10/01
  • end-date: 2025/12/31

Description

  • Support releases 2.36 and 2.37 with testing.

Deliverables

  • PRs / Issues

Measure app load time

  • fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop:app-load-time
  • owner: nastya
  • status: not started
  • start-date: 2025/10/01
  • end-date: 2025/11/01

Description

  • Track UI loading time of the desktop app wallet screens.

Deliverables

  • PRs / Issues

E2E Windows CI

  • fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop:e2e-windows
  • owner: nastya
  • status: not started
  • start-date:
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Description

  • Work with infra team on initiative to run tests on Windows on CI.
  • Tweak tests if needed.

Deliverables

  • PRs / Issues

Qt6 Migration

  • fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop:qt6-migration
  • owner: nastya
  • status: not started
  • start-date:
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Description

  • Work with developers and infra team.
  • Test Qt 6.9.2 update and further updates.
  • Ensure tests are working and change them if needed.

Deliverables

  • PRs / Issues

Privacy Mode

  • fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop:privacy-mode
  • owner: nastya
  • status: not started
  • start-date:
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Description

  • Support new Privacy Mode feature in tests.
  • Add new tests and update existing ones.

Deliverables

  • PRs / Issues

Dapp Browser

  • fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop:dapp-browser
  • owner: nastya
  • status: not started
  • start-date:
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Description

  • Support Browser feature in tests.
  • Add new tests and update existing ones.

Deliverables

  • PRs / Issues

Local Backup

  • fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop:local-backup
  • owner: nastya
  • status: not started
  • start-date:
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Description

  • Maintenance for Local Backup feature.

Deliverables

  • PRs / Issues

Local Backup Opt-in

  • fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop:local-backup-opt-in
  • owner: nastya
  • status: not started
  • start-date:
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Description

  • Opt-in messages Local Backup feature support in tests.

Deliverables

  • PRs / Issues

External Activity

  • fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop:external-activity
  • owner: nastya
  • status: not started
  • start-date:
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Description

  • Support Activity fetching feature in tests.

Deliverables

  • PRs / Issues

Emoji Reactions

  • fully qualified name: vac:qa:status:2025q4-status-qa-desktop:emoji-reactions
  • owner: nastya
  • status: not started
  • start-date:
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Description

  • Maintenance for full emoji list in Reactions feature.

Deliverables

  • PRs / Issues