Design considerations Remote 4

General
1

After several months of use, I envision the successor to the Remote 3 as follows:

  1. The playback buttons (Play, Pause, Stop, Record, etc.) are moved to the top. This makes them easier to reach and to use.

  2. The colored buttons are fixed, as many devices worldwide still use these buttons for various functions. I know: The color keys can be assigned to the display, but the display should remain clear for everything else.

  3. The familiar control keys are located below the color keys.

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I guess all of this is subjective and personal preference. For me personally I like the layout order the way it is on the R3. I never have a use for any of the colour buttons and would not want to see them as physical keys on the remote itself. I would personally like a few more physical keys that could be used across all activities for things like lights for quick access and without using up the screen space.