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Smartphone rear touchpad.

Smartphone users are constantly seeking enhanced functionality and convenience without compromising on sleek design or ease of use.

The challenge

Nanomade’s technology opens new possibilities for smartphone interaction by extending touch and pressure controls beyond the front screen. By embedding sensing directly into the sides or back of the device, smartphones can offer more ergonomic, intuitive, and responsive controls for gaming, multitasking, and high-performance use cases. This approach enhances the user experience without adding bulky mechanical buttons, while preserving sleek device design and enabling new interaction zones.

Key benefits

Enhanced User Control.

Our sensors provide additional, customisable interaction zones on the back of the phone, enabling users to add functional buttons.

Any material.

Nanomade sensors enhanced sensitivity allows for added function on any type of material. From metal to glass, Nanomade sensors can turn virtually anything into an interactive surface.

Seamless integration.

The thin, lightweight nature of our sensors ensures they integrate seamlessly into the phone backcase without compromising its slim profile.

From development to final use

01 — Product development

02 — Prototype

03 — Final use

Have an application in mind?

Explore how Nanomade’s sensing technology can transform the back of your product into an intuitive interactive surface.

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