One embodiment provides a method for responding to an incoming communication based upon a dynamic state and a situational context related to a device of a user, the method including receiving an incoming communication at a mobile communication device; identifying at least one user-determined control level based upon an incoming communication, wherein the user-determined control level is based upon a physical orientation and a situational context of the mobile communication device; selecting a preferred mode of the user-determined control level based upon the incoming communication; and implementing at the mobile communication device, in response to the incoming communication, the preferred mode of the user-determined control level stored in the mobile communication device. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.