Fixing the Apple TV Siri RemoteOn The Talk Show, John Gruber and I spent some time discussing the new Siri Remote for Apple TV. The current design is useful but confusing. It's almost impossible to tell which side is up and the buttons aren't as intuitive as they could be. So, I took I put together mock up of some of the possible changes we felt could improve it. 1. Rebrand the MENU button MENU is the only text used on the controller, which makes it stick out. It also improperly describes the button's function. Unlike the iPod, from which its derived, clicking MENU doesn't bring up a menu. It moves the system back through the navigation hierarchy. On iOS devices, this button is labels with a back chevron. On TV controller, that might be confused with content controls for "skip back" or "rewind", so I went with an upward chevron. It feels consistent, visually matches the experience, and also hints which end of the Siri Remote is up. (Apple has spent years dissuading designers from using the "hamburger" glyph...<br clear='all'/>
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Fixing the Apple TV Siri Remote
