Electronic device with dynamic positioning of user interface element

A method of displaying visual content with an electronic device, comprising:

• displaying the visual content to a user of the electronic device on a display of the electronic device;
• receive touch inputs from the user that are interactive with the visual content with a touch input that is disposed over the display, and detecting location of the user's hand relative to the display including location of the user's hand in front of and not touching the touch input;
• and
• controlling the display of the visual content, including:
• determining an obstructed area of the display that is obstructed from viewing by one or more portions of the user's hand as indicated by the detecting of the location of the user's hand that does not make physical contact with the touch input, wherein the obstructed area comprises a polygon enclosing the detected location of the user's hand relative to the display;
• determining that a default location for the display of a new graphical user interface (GUI) element that should be added to the display overlaps with the obstructed area by at least a predetermined amount, display of the new GUI element prompted by operation of the electronic device apart from actions taken by the user;
• and
• changing a manner in which the new GUI element is displayed so as to improve user visibility of the new GUI element, wherein the changing in the manner in which the new GUI element is displayed is moving the location of where on the display that the new GUI is displayed from the default location to a location that is not obstructed by the one or more portions of the user's hand that do not make physical contact with the touch input.