Automatic soft key adaptation with left-right hand edge sensing

A method of configuring a handheld device for one or more of left-handed or right-handed operation, comprising:

• identifying respective contacts between one or more sensors affixed to respective outer edges of a device and one or more hands of a user;
• determining whether the device is in one or more of a left hand or a right hand of the user based on the identified contacts;
• and
• mapping portions of the one or more sensors to respective soft keys based at least in part on the determination of whether the device is in one or more of the left hand or the right hand of the user.

A system that facilitates soft key adaptation for an electronic device, comprising:

• means for identifying one or more points of user contact along respective edges of an electronic device;
• means for determining whether the device is located in a left hand or a right hand of a user based on the identified points of contact;
• and
• means for mapping respective soft keys to respective sections of the edges of the electronic device based on the determination of whether the device is located in the left hand or the right hand of a user.