Day one | Google pixel 4a 5G mobile phone | log of apps installed | storage tracking

June 7, 2021

I learned from my own mistake in terms of Google app offline map concept back in Oct. 2019. I thought about so many times how to advance myself to be more efficient and productive, I do not have better ideas. One of things I can do is to use Google mobile phone, and get to know more apps by installation and my own experience, starting from Google offline map. The most challenge part is to pay for 120 GB storage first, and allow myself to install at least hundreds of apps if needed. 

Day one

I just purchased the phone from bestbuy.ca and case. I like to start to track apps installed, storage update along the way. 

June 11, 2021

14.90 GB used of 128 GB

1. Download wechat app;
2. Download sygic app, less than 50 MB; offline map - Canada map (754 MB); 
3. Download skype app, less than 50 MB;
4. Add keyboard - language - Chinese 
5. Strava tracker
6. Plan to install Wealthsimple, thinkorswim, outlook, edge, teams, BC service card, reddit, edge, whatsapp, Twitter, Zoom, GoToWebinar, LinkedIn, PowerDirector, Seeking Alpha, Skype, Wechat, Youtube, 
   Need to upload some videos and store in my own computer
7. Google map, offline map for BC and washington state - size estimation: 
8. Google map, BC Canada - 161 MB
9. June 21, 2021 After frustration of road trip using sygic, no voice interaction. I decided to make it work - google offline map; After I worked so hard, I made it work - Google offline map. Here is the blog; 
10. Continue to read more about Google map and try to get education first, make my life easy so that I can have more time since I can learn how to drive or walk comfortably with Google map rich product features.
11. Need to turn off Google pixel 4 5G location sharing - public -> private some time in short future; 

July 14, 2021

1. Download github - I can track all my documents on my mobile phone - my repository - 4G
2. Pay the service to download youtube.com workout videos.   

33.71GB used of 128 GB

1. Photo/video 2.6 GB
2. apps 18 GB
3. System 13 GB

Apps in detail

1. wechat         4.96 GB  - delete some history regularly - only keep a few
2. maps            245  MB
3. Instagram     187 MB
4. OneDrive      156 MB 

Jan. 26, 2023

Bought a USB-C dock stable, 12 in 1 

Try to connect Google phone to keyboard and monitor. 

Get specs for the mobile phone, and check the speed of CPU