Controlling input and output on multiple sides of a computing device

A method comprising:

• determining, by a computing device, based on sensor data generated by an object detection sensor, whether an object is in the proximity of the computing device, wherein the computing device includes a housing comprising a front side and a back side, wherein the computing device includes a first presence-sensitive input component located at the front side of the housing, and wherein the computing device includes a second presence-sensitive input component located at the back side of the housing;
• responsive to determining that the object is in the proximity of the computing device, determining, by the computing device, based at least in part on sensor data generated by a different sensor or contextual information, whether to disable a particular presence-sensitive input component located at a side of the housing opposite the object detection sensor, wherein the particular presence-sensitive input component includes one of the first presence-sensitive input component or the second presence-sensitive input component;
• and
• responsive to determining to disable the particular presence-sensitive input component located at the side of the housing opposite the at least one object detection sensor, disabling the particular presence-sensitive input component.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the at least one processor to:

• determine, based on sensor data generated by an object detection sensor, whether an object is in the proximity of the computing device, wherein the computing device includes a housing comprising a front side and a back side, wherein the computing device includes a first presence-sensitive input component located at the front side of the housing, and wherein the computing device includes a second presence-sensitive input component located at the back side of the housing;
• responsive to determining that the object is in the proximity of the computing device, determine, based at least in part on sensor data generated by a different sensor or contextual information, whether to disable a particular presence-sensitive input component located at a side of the housing opposite the object detection sensor, wherein the particular presence-sensitive input component includes one of the first presence-sensitive input component or the second presence-sensitive input component;
• and
• responsive to determining to disable the particular presence-sensitive input component located at the side of the housing opposite the object detection sensor, disable the particular presence-sensitive input component.