[Lunatixz]

Official Kodi Android remote doesn't have coloured media buttons, which I've tried and neither does the Yatse remote which is one of most popular and currently using. However, both support short-cuts to movies, Tv shows, Music, pictures....
If no coloured media buttons actually exist, I take it there is no alternative to access these options?

You can use the keymap plugin, and remap a button on your keyboard? maybe a function button?

Aye, that's certainly a possibility to map that way, but I guess I was hoping because I'm lazy not to have to use a keyboard Actually, until I saw the colours added to these options recently, I had probably just assumed (incorrectly it looks like) that you would just scroll to the first channel in the EPG, then be able to up arrow to these options.....
Will take a look at the keymap plugin and see how I get on....

There is no way to switch control focus to another set of buttons while in the EPG, up,down,right,left applies to the guide, no way to make it jump to the buttons above. Only option was to use remote commands... So thats how it will be. I'm happy with it since it takes two seconds to remap a button on my remote
Also if you are don't map buttons then you are missing out... Last channel, Fav channel jump, all remote buttons that complete the experience...