switching from iphone to note 4.

[supaflyz]

He y guys, I'm a new member to the forum. I'm switching from the Iphone 4s to note 4. The 4s was the first smart phone that I got. I think it is a really good phone. It lasted me 2 years. It survived a bunch of drops and even one time in the washer. However, I want to change something new. I didn't really like the Itunes app. I stopped by a tmobile store and check out the note 4. This was around last year. Now I'm buying a note 4 from my brother. What can I expect from the note 4? What apps are a must get for the note 4? Will it be difficult to make the transition? I borrowed his phone for a few hours and it wasn't really hard to use, but all I tried was messaging, getting on the internet, and taking pictures.

I saw on youtube about nova launcher and google keyboard, but what else. I'm also planning to buy a spigen neo hybrid case for it as I saw some good reviews of it for the note 4 on youtube. Also, what screen protector should I get? My brother has one on right now, but I can see a little dirt under it. He probably didn't wipe off all the dust before putting on the screen protector. I want to take that one off and put on a different one.

 

[adock22096]

I have zagg glass on mine and I like it. It has a slight "halo" but it doesn't bother me.
Watch out for the spigen cases. My dad has one on his phone and it scratched the chamfered edges pretty bad. I like the speck candy Shell grip or the tech 21 impact tactical.
I have nova launcher on mine and I can't complain. I wanted it to look closer to stock which it does well.

 

[supaflyz]

I don't know if my brother has that lollipop update that everyone has been complaining lag about. Should I just reset the whole thing when I get the phone? What other must have apps do you recommend?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! I would definitely recommend a factory reset prior to setting the phone up for yourself. Samsung Smart Switch makes it relatively easy to move a lot of stuff from your old phone to the new one.

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