Just wanted to follow up with my experience thus far...
I'm currently using a combination of shortcutter to enable full immersive mode, and swipe navigation to maintain quick and easy navigation in the normal ways along with some added benefits (different edge swipe actions, etc) .... it's been a dream so far and I HIGHLY recommend this setup! Only a few minor issues I've run into with the keyboard in certain circumstances, which I anticipated, but so far it's been pretty darn flawless. Changes the feel of using this phone even more, and I think for the better, especially used in conjunction with Swipe Navigation. Absolutely fantastic!