Possibly a stupid question ? (SGS4)

[gmc2806]

Hi all, new to the forums and about to get a Galaxy S4 after having only used iPhones for the past 3 years so I'm totally new to Android. I've been looking around and haven't heard many good things about TouchWiz (although I will give it a try and see what I think), so I am thinking that I'll most likely install a new launcher when I get the S4. What I'm wondering is, if I was to install NovaLauncher and use it instead of TouchWiz, would that mean I lose features like Air Gesture, Smart Pause etc. ? Please forgive me if this sounds like a stupid question but like I said, this will be my first time using Android.

Thanks, G.

 

[meyerweb#CB]

Not a stupid question at all. Give TW a try. I didn't find using it on my S3 to be an issue, but ended up switching to Nova because of a bug impacting the Lightflow app when used with TW. I wasn't willing to give up LF, so I switched launchers.

Anyway, I suspect at least some of them will still work. The Samsung motion add-ons in the S3, for example, continue to work with Nova. Page Buddy, OTOH, only works with TW. If you decide to get rid of TW, I think you'll have to try them out, one by one, to see what works and what doesn't.

 

[gmc2806]

Great, thanks ! I'm sure I'll get to grips with things once I actually get the phone so hopefully all goes well.

 

[gone down south]

There's nothing inherently wrong with TouchWiz, it just doesn't let hobbyists like us play around as much as we would like.

For the average person, its a very competent UI.

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