Hi Diana, first of all, thank you for your response. Your negative experience with minimalist remotes showcase lack of testing and ignorance of user feedback, or maybe its individual thing when on average according to results users preferred the simplified version for basic interaction, while you may be looking to get the max of the product and look for comfortable controls in order to do it.

Anyway, illustration is an exaggeration, and I don’t recommend removing core functionality or controls in pursuit of simplicity. I suggest to check out the full article, it will be interesting for you.

Thank you again as your response is very valuable