Get a condom for your remote bro. I know you shouldn't have to. And I know it's asshole design.
Personally if I had this issue I'd have stopped using the product and moved to a competitor... However you seem insistent on using the damn thing...
https://www.amazon.com/Remote-Generation-Silicone-Controller-Lanyard/dp/B01EN4LB9W
Wife and I got used to the remote in like a day . I don’t get the constant whining about it . Could it be better-sure but it’s not that bad . I got a rubber case from amazon for cheap and it never slips out of my hand and it is not hard to tell which side is up .
Apple TV is great so I definitely recommend it
I use this instead. The lanyard really helps with orientation in the dark.
Never had any issues with the remote cover. I purchased it from Amazon. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EN4LB9W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The previous remote has a cover that is bad azz....
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https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EN4LB9W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Here ya go, add anther $8 to this round, and you won't have to buy a 4th. https://www.amazon.com/Remote-Generation-Silicone-Controller-Lanyard/dp/B01EN4LB9W
Like this?
Or you could design and print your own. There are 3d models of the remote online, so you can grab one of those and wrap it however you like.
I love my TV Siri Remotes, but mostly because I put a case on all of them.
I love it because I put a soft case on it which makes it easier to grip and with the lanyard I instantly know which end is up.
I didnt like the form factor either for the same reasons but its easily fixed. Buy a remote case like this https://www.amazon.com/Generation-Akwox-Silicone-Controller-Lanyard/dp/B01EN4LB9W/ref=sr_1_3
And then get one of those puffy childrens stickers. They sell them in small sheets. Then glue a star or a penguin or whatever on one end of the remote case so you can easily feel under your thumb if you've got the wrong end.
https://www.amazon.com/Different-MCY-Toddlers-Stickers-Children/dp/B06XJ7RCKP/ref=sr_1_3