A computing device comprising: a housing having a plurality of sides; a plurality of pressure sensors , 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 ; a memory that stores an operating system 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 , 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 ; a memory that stores an operating system 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. <EOS>