A computing device (100, 200) comprising: a housing having a plurality of sides; a plurality of pressure sensors (104, 106, 204), wherein respective portions of the plurality of pressure sensors are positioned on each side of at least two sides of the plurality of sides of the housing; a presence-sensitive display (102, 202); a memory that stores an operating system (114, 214) and a plurality of applications; and one or more processors configured to perform the following steps: execute the operating system and a first application from the plurality of applications; receive, from one or more pressure sensors from the plurality of pressure sensors, an indication of a first user input detected by the one or more pressure sensors; determine, based on the indication of the first user input, a holding gesture indicative of a way a user of the computing device is holding the computing device; while the one or more pressure sensors continue to detect the first user input, receive, from the presence-sensitive display, an indication of a second user input, wherein the second user input is detected by the presence-sensitive display; determine, based on the holding gesture, whether the second user input is associated with the operating system or the first application; and perform a system-level action in response to determining that the second user input is associated with the operating system. a housing having a plurality of sides; a plurality of pressure sensors (104, 106, 204), wherein respective portions of the plurality of pressure sensors are positioned on each side of at least two sides of the plurality of sides of the housing; a presence-sensitive display (102, 202); a memory that stores an operating system (114, 214) and a plurality of applications; and one or more processors configured to perform the following steps: execute the operating system and a first application from the plurality of applications; receive, from one or more pressure sensors from the plurality of pressure sensors, an indication of a first user input detected by the one or more pressure sensors; determine, based on the indication of the first user input, a holding gesture indicative of a way a user of the computing device is holding the computing device; while the one or more pressure sensors continue to detect the first user input, receive, from the presence-sensitive display, an indication of a second user input, wherein the second user input is detected by the presence-sensitive display; determine, based on the holding gesture, whether the second user input is associated with the operating system or the first application; and perform a system-level action in response to determining that the second user input is associated with the operating system. execute the operating system and a first application from the plurality of applications; receive, from one or more pressure sensors from the plurality of pressure sensors, an indication of a first user input detected by the one or more pressure sensors; determine, based on the indication of the first user input, a holding gesture indicative of a way a user of the computing device is holding the computing device; while the one or more pressure sensors continue to detect the first user input, receive, from the presence-sensitive display, an indication of a second user input, wherein the second user input is detected by the presence-sensitive display; determine, based on the holding gesture, whether the second user input is associated with the operating system or the first application; and perform a system-level action in response to determining that the second user input is associated with the operating system.