As per https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/3141 Ads panel on 0.60.x Release Channel should reflect 'Coming Soon' as it did with 0.59.x on Release Channel
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0.60.44 shows

0.59.35

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Brave | 0.60.44 Chromium: 72.0.3626.109聽(Official Build)聽(64-bit)
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Revision | fae8db7ab9280fa6704a59980263c804f809ebd5-refs/branch-heads/3626@{#857}
OS | Mac OS X
cc @mandar-brave @jsecretan
@LaurenWags ads are still disabled and there's no way of enabling them correct? It's just not using the correct "Coming soon" asset in brave://rewards?
correct @kjozwiak . I launched 0.60.44 with --enable-logging=stderr --vmodule=brave_ads=3 --brave-ads-debug, enabled Rewards (not able to enable Ads), and verified no AdsService messages in terminal. If there's another way I can/should be checking that Ads isn't running in the background that would be good info to have as well.
@mrose17 @jsecretan is there any other way to make sure that the ad service isn't running other than what @LaurenWags mentioned above?
@mandar-brave @rebron I don't think this is a blocker. As @LaurenWags mentioned above, seems like ads are disabled but the messaging is off under brave://rewards where it doesn't show the "Coming Soon" message. Thoughts?
that is the only way that i know of.
You can also check that files in the Default/ads_service directory are not created or updated when Ads is turned off. i.e. on macOS ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser-Development/Default/ads_service
Verified passed with
Brave | 0.60.45 Chromium: 72.0.3626.109聽(Official Build)聽(64-bit)
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Revision | fae8db7ab9280fa6704a59980263c804f809ebd5-refs/branch-heads/3626@{#857}
OS | Mac OS X

Verification passed on
Brave | 0.60.45 Chromium: 72.0.3626.109聽(Official Build)聽(64-bit)
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Revision | fae8db7ab9280fa6704a59980263c804f809ebd5-refs/branch-heads/3626@{#857}
OS | Windows 7
Used test run from the description.

Verification PASSED on Mint 19.1 x64 using the following build:
Brave | 0.60.45 Chromium: 72.0.3626.109 (Official Build) (64-bit)
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Revision | fae8db7ab9280fa6704a59980263c804f809ebd5-refs/branch-heads/3626@{#857}
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You can also check that files in the
Default/ads_servicedirectory are not created or updated when Ads is turned off. i.e. on macOS~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser-Development/Default/ads_service