Setup on Android (2025/04/03)

Setup on Android

2025-04-03 18:24:00 +07:00 by Mark Smith

I have spent the past several days setting up my new Samsung a05s Android mobile device. So many things to install and configure. It's been quite a ride. I've put this todo list together in case I need to do it again in the future, and maybe it could be useful for others, hence this post.

Buy the phone - Amazon
Buy portable hardware bluetooth keyboard - Amazon
Buy USB-c power plug - Amazon
Buy phone case - Amazon
Buy USB-a to USB-c cables to use with old power bateries
Hook it up to a Wifi network
Hook it up to your Google account
Install a VPN app
Re-organise the homescreens - Remove stuff you don't need
Figure out useful keyboard shortcuts - switch between open apps (option/alt-tab)
Get used to new buttons to show homescreen and show open apps (square, hamburger)
Install password manager - Lastpass
Install 2FA key generation app - Authy
Install read later app - Paperscan
Install notes app - Microsoft Onenote
Install podcast app - Pocket casts
Install Android file browser
Install money apps - Bank, Paypal, XE
Install Chrome browser
Install Amazon shoping app
Install Linux environment - Termux
Install CLI file editing - Neovim
Install figure out how to use incorrectly mapped keys like Esc, ", £, ~, #
Install CLI version control tool - git
Install CLI C compiler
Install CLI nodejs
Generate public / private keys
Add public key as Github ssh key
Install Gihub app
Update browser settings so Github repo URLs still open in browser
Clone personal Github code repos
Install GUI file editing - Acode, GitJournal
Install GUI version control apps - ?
Install taxi / delivery app - Uber
Install social media apps - Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, Threads, Bluesky

It's not a totally comprehensive list, but it does cover most of the things I had to setup. Finding a simple file editing and version control solution was a lot more complicated than you would expect. I might write another post about the various, and many snags I ran into. #