This may have already been acknowledged and is being worked on, but it’d be nice for it to return to its original functionality and design.

March 14th, 2024 around 18:30 CDT: Discovered the change in the D-pad control settings not functioning as they did originally. The size proportions also take away from visuals. Please, please, please. Revert back to what they once were. Considering the limited file size, I’ll further explain. While in water, say, 20 block slabs in a straight path and you’re moving forward, along with float upward button, float upward button disappears, and the game will act as if you’re trying to tap and/or hold. You can no longer swipe around the movement buttons in order to move multidirectional, the game assumes you’re trying to change camera positions. There may be various other issues also.
[iPhone 8 Plus — Version 16.7.5]