Ceiling fan only control with speed?

I have the GE one. It works fine. I set the fan to high and removed the pull cord. It’s difficult to operate manually (can’t tell what setting it’s at), though, so not the best option if family members or guests are going to be using it manually.

Slightly off-topic, but I have started replacing my fans with WAC fans, which are super quiet and have a great community-built app