Is it necessary when trying to establish an SSH connection for the first time on my raspberry pi to download additional software to m pi or enable SSH to go into my raspberry pi settings at all?

So ive been trying for a few days now to establish an ssh connection to my Pi via a One M8 and a gpad using JuiceSSH. Both devices give me a long message, the jist of it is...

ETIMEDOUT (connection timed out)

Does anyone possibly have a suggestion?

Thx!!!!

Is there a certain ssh client you recommend? ...

I dont have another computer to ssh from. Just a tablet and phone. Is this possible?

Good news and bad news... I finally discovered i needed to connect a wired keyboard to accomplish my goal. However, now it appears to be typing in Russian (not that I actually know Russian). I really dont get it. I double checked that I only chose US options for keyboard layout. Is there a way to wi...

Ive tried that.

I chose option 4 (Internationalisation Option). From there i chose option 13 for Change Keyboard Layout. Pressed enter. It brought up a terminal screen, only for a moment. Then I was back in raspi-config. What am I missing??

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