Beosound A5 includes control directly on the top of the product.
Here you can do the basic navigation - volume up and down, next and previous track - and you can enable the favourite buttons, where you can store radio stations from Bang & Olufsen Radio or playlists.
To learn more about Favourites, see How do I use Favourites on my Connected Audio speaker?
Connecting a Beoremote One BT, Beoremote Halo or Beosound Essence Remote will allow you to do basic control. Please note that source selection is not possible via Beosound Essence Remote.
You can also control the basic functions and set up personal sound preferences using the Bang & Olufsen app.