A method for performing a task in a touchscreen device, comprising receiving tactile information from a digit, wherein the tactile information comprises an identifying portion and a touchscreen location of the digit, identifying the digit based on the tactile information, obtaining contextual information from the touchscreen device, wherein the contextual information comprises data describing an execution environment of the touchscreen device, translating, using a controller, a mapping of the tactile information and the contextual information to obtain a task, and performing the task in the touchscreen device, wherein the task performs an action in the execution environment of the touchscreen device.