1. A method, comprising: detecting an action intended to control an application associated with a shared launch surface; associating the action with a body located in a field of view of a biometric sensor associated with a shared launch surface; determining, using data provided by the biometric sensor, a biometric identity for the body; attributing the action to a user as a function of the biometric identity; identifying a context associated with the user, and selectively controlling the application or the shared launch surface as a function of the action and the context.