Application icon display method and system

Abstract

The invention provides an application icon display method. The method includes: setting display modes of application icons of an electronic device in different network environments; detecting a type of a network environment currently connected with the electronic device; and refreshing desktop display of the electronic device according to the above-mentioned set display modes and the type of network environment currently connected with the electronic device, and automatically hiding the application icons which does not correspond to the type of the current network environment. The invention also provides an application icon display system. By utilizing the method and the system, a display result of the application icons can be enabled to be more humanized and more accord with user needs.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of application software, in particular to a method and system for displaying application icons. Background technique [0002] In today's market of various consumer electronic devices, portable electronic devices such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), notebook computers, and smart phones have been widely used as interface tools for data communication. [0003] As existing electronic devices have more and more functions, the application programs installed on the electronic devices are becoming more and more diverse. In order to facilitate the user to select and call various application programs, the application icons of various application programs are usually displayed on the display screen of the electronic device. When the user clicks on the application icon, the electronic device will start and run the application program corresponding to the application icon. [0004] However, when there are...

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It is a waste of space that the application icons of these applications are always displayed on the display screen, and sometimes the corresponding application may be accidentally opened, such as a child who is using a cellular phone when the adult is not playing with the adult’s mobile phone. In the case of a data network, some video playback software is turned on, resulting in a waste of charges

[0005] In addition, users may also install some more private applications on their electronic devices, such as photo albums, online banking, etc. For these private applications, users do not want to be seen and used by others, therefore, they only want environment, such as home use, do not want to be seen by outsiders

[0006] At present, in order to solve the above problems, the general practice is to put the desktop application icons under folders for classification, but it is still troublesome to open the application. You need to open the folder first to find the application.

In addition, for privacy applications, the operation is generally hidden and not displayed on the desktop

But it is also more troublesome to open in this way. Generally, you need to enter the hidden interface first, and then open it inside. If it is encrypted, you need to enter the password, which requires multiple steps.

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