[notvplez]

I use the remote control you can add to the Control Center. It can be used without unlocking the phone, and some time ago they finally added a feature that makes the remote controls available immediately (if the phone has gone to sleep while the remote was active) just by raising the phone to wake it. Feels like an actual remote now, to the point that I no longer bother searching for the real remote and just use my phone all the time. The pop up-keyboard and keychain access to automatically input passwords are also nice.