Definitely not. You can buy a rubber housing though that might help you hate it less. I found it made a decent improvement to a crap remote. It's lipstick on a pig, but at least it's something. 🤷♀️Will this update help me to hate the remote less?
Edit: here's the one I bought:
Fintie Protective Case for Apple... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K6MIJA4?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
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