1. A method for operating an electronic device having a display and a capacitive physical keyboard, comprising: controlling operation of the device in a first context in which a first input operation of the capacitive physical keyboard reflects selection of keys on the capacitive physical keyboard; responsive to receipt of information reflecting a potential context change, enabling control of the device to switch to operation in a second context that is different from the first context; responsive to an input, controlling operation in the second context in which a second input operation of the capacitive physical keyboard reflects selection of keys on the capacitive physical keyboard, wherein the second input operation is different from the first input operation; and returning control to operation in the first context.