Been there, done that.

Incidentally, one good thing came out of this update (for me). I didn't realize that you can click on the page number in the library view and directly enter which page you wanted to go to. But, thanks to someones screenshots of the update on the Glo, I now realize that this feature has existed in the Aura for a while.

Like you, I get the sleekness factor. On the other hand, I also think that developers are going a little too far in hiding functionality in order to create a modern looking GUI. It's hard to discover features that aren't visible on screen or in the documentation after all!