Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for executing functions based on hover gestures or touch gestures

An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

• receive user input directed to a screen of a device;
• determine whether the user input is a hover gesture or a touch gesture, wherein a touch gesture is defined by user input that contacts the screen, and a hover gesture is defined by user input that does not contact the screen;
• cause, in an instance in which the user input is determined to be a hover gesture, execution of a system function;
• and
• cause, in an instance in which the user input is determined to be a touch gesture, execution of a content function.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having program code portions stored thereon, the program code portions being configured when said program product is run on a processor, to:

• receive user input directed to a screen of a device;
• determine whether the user input is a hover gesture or a touch gesture, wherein a touch gesture is defined by user input that contacts the screen, and a hover gesture is defined by user input that does not contact the screen;
• cause, in an instance in which the user input is determined to be a hover gesture, execution of a system function;
• and
• cause, in an instance in which the user input is determined to be a touch gesture, execution of a content function.