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    I've tried to sync IntelliJ/Android Studio configurations across installs/machines using several different methods (including the built-in settings repository), and none seem to work as reliably as I would like.
This is a manual setup checklist that replaces those methods.
Last checked: Android Studio 2021.1.1 Patch 2
IntelliJ Configuration
In Appearance & Behavior -> Appearance:

Check Use smaller indents in trees.

In Editor -> Font:

Set Font to Droid Sans Mono Slashed.
Set Size to 18.
Set Line spacing to 1.

⚠️ Controversial

In Editor -> General:

Check Ensure every saved file ends with a line break.

In Editor -> General -> Auto Import -> Java:

Check Add unambiguous imports on the fly.
Check Optimize imports on the fly.

In Editor -> General -> Auto Import -> Kotlin:

Check Add unambiguous imports on the fly.
Check Optimize imports on the fly.

In Editor -> General -> Appearance:

Check Show line numbers while in distraction free mode.

In Editor -> General -> Editor Tabs:

Set Placement to None.

In Editor -> Color Scheme -> General -> Editor -> Guides -> Visual guides:

Set Foreground to 1A4A21.

In Editor -> Code Style -> Java -> Code Generation:

Check Make generated local variables final.
Check Make generated parameters final.
Set Default Visibility to private.

In Editor -> Inspections -> Java -> Class Structure:

Check Utility Class Is Not Final and set severity to Warning.
Check Utility Class With Public Constructor and set severity to Error.
Check Utility Class Without Private Constructor and set severity to Error.

In Editor -> Inspections -> Java -> Code style issues:

Check Field may be 'final' and set severity to Error.
Check Local variable or parameter can be final and set severity to Error.

In Editor -> Inspections -> Java -> Control Flow Issues:

Check Fall-through In Switch Statement and set severity to Error.

In Editor -> Inlay Hints -> Java -> Parameter hints:

Uncheck Show parameter hints for:.

In Editor -> Inlay Hints -> Kotlin -> Parameter hints:

Uncheck Show parameter hints.

In Tools -> Terminal:

Uncheck Override IDE shortcuts.

In Keymap -> Main menu -> Window -> Editor Tabs:

Set Split Right shortcut to Command-Shift-S.
Set Unsplit shortcut to Command-Shift-U.

⚠️ Only if using https://pasteapp.io/ to provide system-wide copy/paste history

In Keymap -> Edit -> Paste:

Clear Paste from History...

In Keymap -> Main menu -> View -> Appearance:

Set Toggle Distraction Free mode shortcut to Command-Shift-D.

In the Project tool window settings:

Deselect the Compact Middle Packages option.

Highlight any usage of an overriding function:

Execute the shortcut ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ F7.
Uncheck Search for base method usages. (This setting then applies to other Find Usages commands, even though the docs indicate that it's not supposed to.)

macOS configuration
In Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Services:

Uncheck Search man Page Index in Terminal.

Android Studio extras

In Help -> Edit Custom Properties:

Add the line studio.projectview=true.

In Editor -> Design Tools:

Set Other Resources to Split.

Plugins

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