From 97fda0a7755b56178ae6e28501c7d784c6869261 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Miklos Mandoki <miklos@getsession.org>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:52:35 +1100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] chore: update strings

---
 tests/localization/lib | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/localization/lib b/tests/localization/lib
index 8ab418c..94eb078 160000
--- a/tests/localization/lib
+++ b/tests/localization/lib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8ab418ca14a512f30ceb84bb69ac48403289c1ed
+Subproject commit 94eb078144540390d4209d805c5373be0ccba33c

From 4c9ab6a4587b0d7fbfae7a9253b66c3cfdddc307 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Miklos Mandoki <miklos@getsession.org>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:58:21 +1100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] feat: new donate cta

---
 tests/automation/cta_donations.spec.ts        | 48 ++-----------------
 .../automation/enforce_localized_str.spec.ts  | 12 ++---
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/automation/cta_donations.spec.ts b/tests/automation/cta_donations.spec.ts
index 4a2dcf9..d81ad10 100644
--- a/tests/automation/cta_donations.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/automation/cta_donations.spec.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 import { Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import { tStripped } from '../localization/lib';
-import { CTA, Global } from './locators';
 import { test_Alice_1W } from './setup/sessionTest';
 import { mockDBCreationTime } from './utilities/time_travel';
 import {
   checkCTAStrings,
-  checkModalStrings,
-  clickOn,
   reloadWindow,
   verifyNoCTAShows,
 } from './utilities/utils';
@@ -15,9 +12,9 @@ import {
 async function verifyDonateCTAShows(window: Page) {
   await checkCTAStrings(
     window,
-    tStripped('donateSessionHelp'),
-    tStripped('donateSessionDescription'),
-    [tStripped('donate'), tStripped('maybeLater')],
+    tStripped('donateSessionAppealTitle'),
+    tStripped('donateSessionAppealDescription'),
+    [tStripped('donateSessionAppealReadMore')],
   );
 }
 
@@ -43,45 +40,6 @@ test_Alice_1W(
   },
 );
 
-const urlModalButtons = [
-  { button: Global.openUrlButton, name: 'Open' },
-  { button: Global.copyUrlButton, name: 'Copy' },
-];
-
-urlModalButtons.forEach(({ button, name }) => {
-  test_Alice_1W(
-    `Donate CTA, never shows after ${name}`,
-    async ({ aliceWindow1 }) => {
-      const url = 'https://getsession.org/donate';
-
-      // First time: CTA should appear
-      await verifyDonateCTAShows(aliceWindow1);
-
-      await clickOn(aliceWindow1, CTA.confirmButton);
-      await checkModalStrings(
-        aliceWindow1,
-        tStripped('urlOpen'),
-        tStripped('urlOpenDescription', { url }),
-        'openUrlModal',
-      );
-
-      // Click the Open or Copy button
-      // Note: "Open" spawns a system browser outside Playwright's control
-      await clickOn(aliceWindow1, button);
-
-      // Reload and verify CTA never appears again
-      await reloadWindow(aliceWindow1);
-      await verifyNoCTAShows(aliceWindow1);
-    },
-    {
-      dbCreationTimestampMs: mockDBCreationTime({
-        days: -7,
-        minutes: -2,
-      }),
-    },
-  );
-});
-
 test_Alice_1W(
   'Donate CTA, DB age < 7 days',
   async ({ aliceWindow1 }) => {
diff --git a/tests/automation/enforce_localized_str.spec.ts b/tests/automation/enforce_localized_str.spec.ts
index f51474a..4490bbd 100644
--- a/tests/automation/enforce_localized_str.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/automation/enforce_localized_str.spec.ts
@@ -289,12 +289,12 @@ function getExpectedStringFromKey(
       return 'You cannot go back further. In order to stop loading your account, Session needs to quit.';
     case 'quitButton':
       return 'Quit';
-    case 'donateSessionHelp':
-      return 'Session Needs Your Help';
-    case 'donateSessionDescription':
-      return 'Powerful forces are trying to weaken privacy, but we can’t continue this fight alone. Donating helps keep Session secure, independent, and online.';
-    case 'donate':
-      return 'Donate';
+    case 'donateSessionAppealTitle':
+      return 'Please Read: A Personal Appeal From Cofounder of Session Chris McCabe';
+    case 'donateSessionAppealDescription':
+      return 'Eight years ago, Session was founded with a mission to restore your privacy. Today, Session faces a funding shortage which puts its very survival at risk. If you’ve ever found value in Session or its mission, please give me a moment of your time and read this appeal.';
+    case 'donateSessionAppealReadMore':
+      return 'Read Appeal';
     case 'maybeLater':
       return 'Maybe Later';
     case 'upgradeTo':