just use geany or something else…u can customize it to be as useful as notepad++

fcitx5 for android, basically gboard without Google service

https://f-droid.org/packages/org.fcitx.fcitx5.android/

try endeavour os xfce edition…it is arch linux based but everything is preconfigured.It also come with welcome wizard to help out new user, and xfce de is really lightweight, good for old device

screw Microsoft…i hope people will consider to switch to Linux

Time to switch to other fork