YOUR TRUSTED HELPERThis is Shawn.If you know this face, you’re in the right place.
Tap each button in order. Mark a step Done when you finish it. Shawn can take it from there.
First
Tap Install. Open Tailscale and choose QR code at the bottom of the sign-in screen.
GOOGLE PLAYTailscaleTailscale Inc.
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Leave the code on screen while Shawn scans it. If he is not beside you, take a screenshot and send it to him on WhatsApp. If it expires, make a fresh one.
Your phone joins a private tailnet. Trusted computers can reach it, but new phones cannot connect to one another.
Next
Tap Install, open Termux once, and allow notifications if asked.
GOOGLE PLAYTermuxFredrik Fornwall
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Choose the black >_ icon shown above. This Google Play version needs Android 11 or newer.
You do not need a separate Termux:Boot app. About this version ↗
Then
Tap the button. In Termux, press and hold, choose Paste, then press Enter.
The username looks like u0_a109, but every installation is different. Send the exact value beneath TERMUX USERNAME: on WhatsApp.
SHA256:xHfwHk2mzB1jIB59lZwCU8Yem1xlbSageVgPDXhJhtcLast
Open each app’s settings. Tap Battery, then choose Unrestricted.
If a button does nothing, open Android Settings → Apps → choose the app → Battery → Unrestricted.
This part must be done on the phone. Shawn will handle restart automation after he connects.
Ready when help is needed
Send Shawn the Termux username. He’ll find the new device and finish from his computer.
Also planned
This same page will grow to include Windows and other laptop setup. For now, the Android steps above are complete.
Tailscale downloads ↗