Status QA Desktop

ift-ts:qa:status:2026q2-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.

Task List §

Maintenance §

• fully qualified name: ift-ts:qa:status:2026q2-status-qa-desktop:maintenance
• owner: nastya
• status: in progress (89%)
• start-date: 2026/04/01
• end-date: 2026/06/30

Description §

• Ongoing maintenance of Status Desktop tests.
• Update tests for changes in Status Desktop, address regressions, investigate failures, and implement minor framework improvements needed to keep the suite reliable.

Deliverables §

• status-im/status-app#20527 chore(@e2e): community tests fixes
• status-im/status-app#20545 Test Squish 9.2.2 for Qt 6.11 release on Windows and Linux
• status-im/status-app#20526 Address nightly failures 20-04-2026
• status-im/status-app#18543 Integrate custom waku fleets with e2e
• status-im/status-app#17006 Increase automation coverage for smoke run
• status-im/status-app#18274 Discover and join Communities
• status-im/status-app#20352
• status-im/status-app#20386
• status-im/status-app#20373
• status-im/status-app#20356
• status-im/status-app#20468 fix(@e2e): better config to use local waku fleet for local test development
• status-im/status-app#20431 tests(@e2e): add test to add community to profile showcase and verify it
• status-im/status-app#20391 chore(@e2e): remove duplicated screenshots from allure
• status-im/status-app#20271 Fix tests in 20214
• status-im/status-app#19856 App login is super slow when internet connection is bad

Release Testing §

• fully qualified name: ift-ts:qa:status:2026q2-status-qa-desktop:release-testing
• owner: nastya
• status: in progress (30%)
• start-date: 2026/04/01
• end-date: 2026/06/30

Description §

• Support Q2 desktop releases with test planning, exploratory testing, regression execution, and issue reporting.

Deliverables §

• status-im/status-app#20581 Change password / Sign out and quit / Authenticate hang the app
• status-im/status-app#20530 Browser: tabs are closed when navigating to home

Privacy Mode §

• fully qualified name: ift-ts:qa:status:2026q2-status-qa-desktop:privacy-mode
• owner: nastya
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/04/06
• end-date: 2026/04/24

Description §

• Support new Privacy Mode feature in tests.
• Add new automated coverage and update affected existing scenarios.

Deliverables §

• PRs / Issues

Dapp Browser §

• fully qualified name: ift-ts:qa:status:2026q2-status-qa-desktop:dapp-browser
• owner: nastya
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/04/27
• end-date: 2026/05/15

Description §

• Support Browser feature in tests.
• Add automated scenarios and refresh existing coverage for the updated browser flows.

Deliverables §

• PRs / Issues

Local Backup Opt-in §

• fully qualified name: ift-ts:qa:status:2026q2-status-qa-desktop:local-backup-opt-in
• owner: nastya
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/05/04
• end-date: 2026/05/15

Description §

• Add or update tests covering opt-in messaging and related flows for the Local Backup feature.

Deliverables §

• PRs / Issues

Standardized approach for Popups / Menus / Dropdowns §

• fully qualified name: ift-ts:qa:status:2026q2-status-qa-desktop:standardized-approach
• owner: nastya
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/05/18
• end-date: 2026/06/05

Description §

• Support the Standardized approach for Popups / Menus / Dropdowns feature in tests.
• Update selectors, helpers, and relevant end-to-end scenarios to match the new shared UI behavior.

Deliverables §

• PRs / Issues

Private Transactions POC §

• fully qualified name: ift-ts:qa:status:2026q2-status-qa-desktop:private-transactions
• owner: nastya
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/05/18
• end-date: 2026/06/05

Description §

• Support the Private Transactions POC feature in tests.
• Add focused test coverage for the initial private transaction flows and expected edge cases.

Deliverables §

• PRs / Issues

Activity Center & Notifications §

• fully qualified name: ift-ts:qa:status:2026q2-status-qa-desktop:activity-center-and-notifications
• owner: nastya
• status: in progress (10%)
• start-date: 2026/06/01
• end-date: 2026/06/19

Description §

• Support Activity Center & Notifications - UX, Consistency and Responsive Improvements in tests.
• Add or update scenarios covering the revised notification behavior, responsive layouts, and user interaction flows.

Deliverables §

• status-im/status-app#20267 test(ActivityCenter): add QML component tests for notification controls

Backup feature improvements §

• fully qualified name: ift-ts:qa:status:2026q2-status-qa-desktop:backup-improvements
• owner: nastya
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/06/08
• end-date: 2026/06/26

Description §

• Support Backup feature improvements in tests.
• Expand or adapt the desktop suite for the updated backup flows, messaging, and validation points.

Deliverables §

• PRs / Issues

Performance tests for desktop application on Windows §

• fully qualified name: ift-ts:qa:status:2026q2-status-qa-desktop:windows-performance-tests
• owner: nastya
• status: not started
• start-date: 2026/04/13
• end-date: 2026/05/01

Description §

• Add more tests to track in-app performance for the desktop application on Windows from the UI side.
• Improve coverage for the main performance-sensitive user flows and make the measurements useful for regression tracking.

Deliverables §

• PRs / Issues