A split-screen method and an electronic device

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application disclose a split-screen method and an electronic device. The method can be applied to the field of human-computer interaction. The method includes: displaying icons of multiple applications in a user interface. If the electronic device receives an input operation on the icon of a first application, a first prompt symbol is displayed around the icons of multiple split-screen-supported applications in the user interface. The first prompt symbol is used to indicate that these applications support split-screen. After that, if the electronic device detects that the user then touches the first prompt symbol of the icon of the first application and the icon of a third application, a split-screen interface simultaneously including the interface of the first application and the interface of the third application is displayed. The third application is one of the multiple split-screen-supported applications. In this way, the user can conveniently enter the split-screen interface of the first application and the third application, improving the efficiency of split-screen.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application. The application number of the original application is 201910583873.2, and the filing date of the original application is June 30, 2019. The entire content of the original application is incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0002] This application relates to the field of human-computer interaction, and in particular, to a split-screen method, a graphical user interface, and an electronic device. Background Art

[0003] With the continuous development of large screens, foldable screens, and flexible screens, the screen size of intelligent terminals is getting larger and larger, and the content that can be included in one screen is gradually increasing. Users can use split-screen technology to display multiple windows on one screen, so as to operate multiple application programs. For example, if a user sets the split-screen display of two application programs, WeChat and QQ, then the user can view the information in both the WeChat and QQ application programs at the same time.

[0004] In the prior art, to display two application programs on one screen, the user needs to input a split-screen instruction (such as swiping two fingers upward from the bottom end of the screen) in the display interface of one application program. In response to this split-screen instruction, the intelligent terminal displays two windows, one window displays this one application program, and the other window displays the home screen of the intelligent terminal. After that, the user needs to find the icon of the other application program to be split-screen displayed in the home screen. In response to the user's operation on the application icon (such as a click operation), the intelligent terminal performs split-screen display of these two application programs. In the above process of triggering the intelligent terminal to perform split-screen display of application programs, the user needs to perform multiple operations, and the efficiency of triggering split-screen display is relatively low. Summary of the Invention

[0005] Embodiments of this application provide a split-screen method and an electronic device, which can improve the efficiency of split-screen display.

[0006] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a split-screen method, which includes: an electronic device displays icons of a plurality of applications on a main interface; the electronic device receives a long-press operation on an icon of a first application, and the first application belongs to the plurality of applications; in response to the long-press operation, the electronic device displays a plurality of first prompts around icons of one or more second applications, where the one or more second applications are applications that support split-screen among the plurality of applications, and the first prompts are used to indicate that the one or more second applications support split-screen; the electronic device receives a first operation on the icon of the first application, and the first operation is to drag the icon of the first application to contact a first prompt of an icon of a third application; in response to the icon of the first application contacting the first prompt of the icon of the third application, or in response to releasing the first operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying a first split-screen interface, and the first split-screen interface includes the interface of the first application and the interface of the third application at the same time. In this way, the user can conveniently enter the split-screen interface of the first application and the third application, improving the efficiency of split-screen.

[0007] In a possible implementation manner, the step that in response to releasing the first operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying a first split-screen interface includes: before releasing the first operation, it is detected that the contact duration between the icon of the first application and the first prompt of the icon of the third application is not less than a preset value, and in response to releasing the first operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying the first split-screen interface. In this way, the user can keep the icon of the first application in contact with the first prompt of the third application for a period of time (not less than the preset value), and after the user releases the first operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying the split-screen interface. In this way, it is possible to better determine the user's split-screen intention and improve the accuracy of split-screen.

[0008] In a possible implementation manner, the method further includes: the electronic device determines a second position of the interface of the first application relative to the interface of the third application in the first split-screen interface according to a first position of the first prompt in contact with the icon of the first application relative to the icon of the third application, where the first position includes one of left, right, above, and below, and the second position is the same as the first position. In this way, the user can determine the position relationship between the interface of the third application and the interface of the first application in the split-screen interface by controlling the position relationship between the icon of the third application and the icon of the first application, further improving the efficiency of split-screen operation.

[0009] In a possible implementation, the electronic device displays a plurality of first prompts around the icons of one or more second-type applications, including: detecting that the split-screen direction supported by the electronic device is the left-right direction, and displaying a first prompt on the left and right sides of each of the icons of the one or more second-type applications respectively.

[0010] In a possible implementation, the electronic device displays a plurality of first prompts around the icons of one or more second-type applications, including: detecting that the split-screen direction supported by the electronic device is the up-down direction, and displaying a first prompt above and below each of the icons of the one or more second-type applications respectively.

[0011] In a possible implementation, the electronic device displays a plurality of first prompts around the icons of one or more second-type applications, including: detecting that the split-screen directions supported by the electronic device are the left-right direction and the up-down direction, and displaying a first prompt on the left, right, above, and below each of the icons of the one or more second-type applications respectively. Through the above three methods, it is convenient for the user to know the split-screen directions supported by the electronic device.

[0012] In a possible implementation, after the electronic device receives the first operation and before releasing the first operation, the method further includes: the icon of the third application adsorbs the icon of the first application, so that an edge of the icon of the first application contacts an edge of the icon of the third application.

[0013] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a second operation, and in response to the second operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the first split-screen interface to displaying the main interface, where the main interface further includes a first fusion icon, and the main interface does not include the icon of the first application and the icon of the third application, the first fusion icon does not belong to the plurality of application icons, and the first fusion icon is an icon obtained by fusing the icon of the third application and the icon of the first application; receiving a third operation on the first fusion icon located on the main interface, and in response to the third operation, the electronic device displays the first split-screen interface.

[0014] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a fourth operation, and in response to the fourth operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the first split-screen interface to displaying the main interface, where the main interface further includes a first fusion icon, the first fusion icon does not belong to the plurality of application icons, and the first fusion icon is an icon obtained by fusing the icon of the third application and the icon of the first application; receiving a fifth operation on the first fusion icon located on the main interface, and in response to the fifth operation, the electronic device displays the first split-screen interface.

[0015] In a possible implementation, the position of the icon of the first application in the first fusion icon relative to the icon of the third application is the same as the position of the interface of the first application relative to the interface of the third application in the first split-screen interface. In this way, the user can easily understand the display position of each application interface in the split-screen interface through the icon.

[0016] In a possible implementation, the method also includes: the electronic device receives a sixth operation performed by the user on the first fusion icon, and in response to the sixth operation, the electronic device displays the icon of the first application, the icon of the third application, and the second prompt; the electronic device receives a seventh operation performed by the user on the second prompt, and in response to the seventh operation, the electronic device deletes the first fusion icon from the main interface and displays the icon of the first application and the icon of the third application in the main interface.

[0017] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives an eighth operation performed by the user on the first fused icon, and in response to the eighth operation, the electronic device displays a third prompt on the first fused icon; the electronic device receives a ninth operation performed by the user on the third prompt, and the electronic device deletes the first fused icon from the main interface. Through this method of canceling the split screen, the user can conveniently delete each split screen interface that has been formed.

[0018] In a possible implementation, the main interface also includes an icon of a fourth application, wherein the fourth application belongs to the one or more second-category applications, and the method also includes: the electronic device receives a long press operation performed by a user on the icon of the fourth application; in response to the long press operation, the electronic device displays a plurality of the first prompts around the remaining icons of the one or more second-category application icons except the icons of the first application and the third application, and displays a plurality of fourth prompts around the first fused icon, wherein the fourth prompt is used to prompt that the split-screen interface corresponding to the first fused icon can also include interfaces of other applications; the electronic device receives a tenth operation performed by the user on the icon of the fourth application, wherein the tenth operation is to drag the icon of the fourth application to contact the fourth prompt of the first fused icon; in response to the icon of the fourth application contacting the fourth prompt of the first fused icon, or in response to releasing the tenth operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying the second split-screen interface, wherein the second split-screen interface simultaneously includes the interface of the fourth application, the interface of the first application, and the interface of the third application.

[0019] In a possible implementation, the main interface further includes an icon of a fourth application, where the fourth application belongs to the one or more second type of applications, and the method further includes: the electronic device receives a long-press operation of the user on the icon of the fourth application; in response to the long-press operation, the electronic device displays a plurality of the first prompts around the icons of the one or more second type of applications, and displays a plurality of fourth prompts around the first fusion icon, where the fourth prompts are used to prompt that the split-screen interface corresponding to the first fusion icon can further include the interfaces of other applications; the electronic device receives an eleventh operation of the user on the icon of the fourth application, and the eleventh operation is to drag the icon of the fourth application to contact the fourth prompt of the first fusion icon; in response to the icon of the fourth application contacting the fourth prompt of the first fusion icon, or in response to releasing the eleventh operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying a second split-screen interface, and the second split-screen interface simultaneously includes the interface of the fourth application, the interface of the first application, and the interface of the third application.

[0020] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device determines a fourth position of the interface of the fourth application in the second split-screen interface according to a third position of the fourth prompt in contact with the icon of the fourth application relative to the first fusion icon, where the third position includes one of the left, right, above, below, upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right, and the fourth position is the same as the third position.

[0021] In a possible implementation, the displaying a plurality of the fourth prompts around the first fusion icon includes: detecting that the split-screen directions supported by the electronic device are the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and only two split-screen interfaces are supported in the same direction, and then displaying a fourth prompt at each of the upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right of the first fusion icon. In this way, the user can conveniently know which directions in the formed split-screen interface can further include the interfaces of new application programs.

[0022] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a twelfth operation, and in response to the twelfth operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the second split-screen interface to displaying the main interface, where the main interface further includes a second fusion icon, and the main interface does not include the icon of the first application, the icon of the third application, and the first fusion icon, and the second fusion icon does not belong to the plurality of application icons, and the second fusion icon is an icon obtained by fusing the icon of the third application, the icon of the first application, and the icon of the fourth application; receiving a thirteenth operation on the second fusion icon located on the main interface, and in response to the thirteenth operation, the electronic device displays the second split-screen interface.

[0023] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a fourteenth operation, and in response to the fourteenth operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the second split-screen interface to displaying the main interface, where the main interface further includes a second fusion icon; the first fusion icon does not belong to the icons of the plurality of applications, and the second fusion icon is an icon obtained by fusing the icon of the third application, the icon of the first application, and the icon of the fourth application; receives a fifteenth operation on the second fusion icon located on the main interface, and in response to the fifteenth operation, the electronic device displays the second split-screen interface.

[0024] In a possible implementation, the position of the icon of the fourth application in the second fusion icon is the same as the position of the interface of the fourth application in the second split-screen interface.

[0025] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a sixteenth operation by the user on the second fusion icon, and in response to the sixteenth operation, the electronic device displays the icon of the first application, the icon of the third application, the icon of the fourth application, and three fifth prompts, where one fifth prompt corresponds to one application icon; the electronic device receives a seventeenth operation by the user on the fifth prompt of the icon of the third application, and the electronic device deletes the second fusion icon from the main interface and displays the icon of the third application and a third fusion icon on the main interface, the third fusion icon does not belong to the icons of the plurality of applications, and the third fusion icon is an icon obtained by fusing the icon of the first application and the icon of the fourth application; receives an eighteenth operation on the third fusion icon located on the main interface, and in response to the eighteenth operation, the electronic device displays a third split-screen interface, and the third split-screen interface simultaneously includes the interface of the first application and the interface of the fourth application.

[0026] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a nineteenth operation by the user on the second fusion icon, and in response to the nineteenth operation, the electronic device displays a sixth prompt on each of the first fusion icon and the second fusion icon, where one sixth prompt corresponds to one fusion icon; the electronic device receives a twentieth operation by the user on the sixth prompt on the second fusion icon, and the electronic device deletes the second fusion icon from the main interface. In this way, it is convenient for the user to perform a deletion operation on multiple fusion icons included in the main interface.

[0027] In a possible implementation, the main interface further includes an icon of a fifth application and an icon of a sixth application. The method further includes: the electronic device receiving a long-press operation by the user on the icon of the fifth application; in response to the long-press operation, the electronic device displaying a plurality of the first prompts around the icon of the fifth application among the icons of one or more second-type applications; detecting a shaking operation by the user on the icon of the fifth application, and in response to the shaking operation, the electronic device no longer displaying the plurality of first prompts; detecting that the user drags the icon of the fifth application into a preset area of the icon of the sixth application, and the electronic device generating a folder, wherein the icon of the fifth application and the icon of the sixth application are displayed in the folder. In this way, the electronic device can more accurately judge the user's intention and improve the accuracy of split-screen display.

[0028] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a split-screen method. The method includes: the electronic device displaying icons of a plurality of applications in the main interface; the electronic device receiving a first operation by the user on the icon of a first application, the first operation being moving the first application to a vicinity area of a second application, the first application and the second application belonging to the plurality of applications; in response to the first operation, the electronic device displaying a plurality of first prompts around the icon of the second application, the first prompts being used to prompt that the second application supports split-screen; the electronic device receiving a second operation by the user on the icon of the first application, the second operation being dragging the icon of the first application to contact the first prompt of the second application; in response to the icon of the first application contacting the first prompt of the icon of the second application, or in response to releasing the second operation, the electronic device switching from displaying the main interface to displaying a first split-screen interface, the first split-screen interface simultaneously including the interface of the first application and the interface of the second application. In this way, the user can conveniently enter the split-screen interface of the first application and the third application, improving the efficiency of split-screen.

[0029] In a possible implementation, the electronic device switching from displaying the main interface to displaying the first split-screen interface in response to releasing the second operation includes: before releasing the second operation, detecting that the contact duration between the icon of the first application and the first prompt of the icon of the second application is not less than a preset value, and in response to releasing the second operation, the electronic device switching from displaying the main interface to displaying the first split-screen interface.

[0030] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device determines a second position of the interface of the first application in the first split-screen interface relative to the interface of the second application according to a first position of a first prompt in contact with the icon of the first application relative to the icon of the second application, where the first position includes one of left, right, above, and below; and the second position is the same as the first position. In this way, the user can determine the positional relationship between the interface of the second application and the interface of the first application in the split-screen interface by controlling the positional relationship between the icon of the second application and the icon of the first application, further improving the efficiency of split-screen operations.

[0031] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a third operation, and in response to the third operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the first split-screen interface to displaying the main interface, where the main interface further includes a first merged icon, and the main interface does not include the icon of the first application and the icon of the second application, the first merged icon does not belong to the icons of the plurality of applications, and the first merged icon is an icon obtained by merging the icon of the second application and the first application; the electronic device receives a fourth operation on the first merged icon located on the main interface, and in response to the fourth operation, the electronic device displays the first split-screen interface.

[0032] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a fifth operation by the user on the first merged icon, and in response to the fifth operation, the electronic device displays the icon of the first application, the icon of the second application, and a second prompt; the electronic device receives a sixth operation by the user on the second prompt, and in response to the sixth operation, the electronic device deletes the first merged icon from the main interface and displays the icon of the first application and the icon of the second application in the main interface.

[0033] In a possible implementation, the main interface further includes the icon of a fifth application and the icon of a sixth application, and the method further includes: the electronic device receives a sixth operation by the user on the icon of the fifth application, and the sixth operation is to move the fifth application to a vicinity area of the sixth application; in response to the sixth operation, the electronic device displays a plurality of third prompts around the icon of the sixth application, and the third prompts are used to prompt that the sixth application supports split-screen; upon detecting a shaking operation by the user on the icon of the fifth application, in response to the shaking operation, the electronic device no longer displays the plurality of third prompts; upon detecting that the user drags the icon of the fifth application into a preset area of the icon of the sixth application, the electronic device generates a folder, where the icon of the fifth application and the icon of the sixth application are displayed in the folder.

[0034] It should be noted that on the premise of not conflicting with the method of the second aspect, the above possible implementation manners in the first aspect can be applied to the split-screen method in the second aspect and any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0035] In a third aspect, the present application provides an electronic device, including one or more memories, a foldable display screen, and one or more memories. The one or more memories are coupled to one or more processors, the foldable display screen communicates with the one or more processors, the one or more memories are used to store computer program code, and the computer program code includes computer instructions. When the one or more processors execute the computer instructions, the electronic device is caused to execute the split-screen method in the first aspect and any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.

[0036] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides an electronic device, including one or more memories, a foldable display screen, and one or more memories. The one or more memories are coupled to one or more processors, the foldable display screen communicates with the one or more processors, the one or more memories are used to store computer program code, and the computer program code includes computer instructions. When the one or more processors execute the computer instructions, the electronic device is caused to execute the split-screen method in the second aspect and any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0037] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer storage medium, including computer instructions. When the computer instructions run on an electronic device, the electronic device is caused to execute the split-screen method in the first aspect and any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.

[0038] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer storage medium, including computer instructions. When the computer instructions run on an electronic device, the electronic device is caused to execute the split-screen method in the second aspect and any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0039] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product. When the computer program product runs on a computer, the computer is caused to execute the split-screen method in the first aspect and any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.

[0040] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product. When the computer program product runs on a computer, the computer is caused to execute the split-screen method in the second aspect and any possible implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0041] In the embodiments of the present application, icons of multiple applications are displayed on the main interface of the electronic device. If the electronic device receives an input operation on the icon of the first application, a first prompt is displayed around the icons of multiple applications that support split-screen on the user interface. The first prompt is used to indicate that these applications support split-screen. Subsequently, if the electronic device detects that the user touches the first prompt of the icon of the third application with the icon of the first application, the display switches from the main interface to a split-screen interface that simultaneously displays the interface of the first application and the interface of the third application, where the third application is one of the multiple applications that support split-screen. In this way, the user can conveniently enter the split-screen interface of the first application and the third application, improving the efficiency of split-screen operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0042] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art.

[0043] Figure 1A is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0044] Figure 1B is a software structure block diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0045] Figure 2A is a schematic diagram of the main interface displayed by an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0046] Figure 2B is a schematic diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0047] Figure 2C is a schematic diagram of the main interface displayed by another electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0048] Figures 3A - 3C are schematic diagrams of some user interfaces for split-screen provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0049] Figure 3D is a schematic diagram of a prompt provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0050] Figures 3E - 3G are schematic diagrams of some other user interfaces for split-screen provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0051] Figure 3H is a schematic diagram of the preset area and the nearby area of the icon of an application provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0052] Figures 4A - 4B are schematic diagrams of some user interfaces displaying prompts provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0053] Figures 4C - 4D are some schematic diagrams of user interfaces for split screen provided in embodiments of the present application;

[0054] Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of a user interface displaying a fusion icon provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0055] Figure 5B is a schematic diagram of another user interface displaying a fusion icon provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0056] Figures 6A - 6B are schematic diagrams of some further user interfaces for split screen provided in embodiments of the present application;

[0057] Figure 6C is a schematic diagram of a split-screen interface provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0058] Figure 6D is a schematic diagram of another user interface displaying a fusion icon provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0059] Figures 6E - 6F are some further schematic diagrams of user interfaces for split screen provided in embodiments of the present application;

[0060] Figure 6G is another schematic diagram of displaying a fusion icon provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0061] Figure 6H is a schematic diagram of another split-screen interface provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0062] Figures 7A - 7C is a schematic diagram of some user interfaces for releasing split screen provided in embodiments of the present application;

[0063] Figures 7D - 7G are schematic diagrams of some further user interfaces for releasing split screen provided in embodiments of the present application;

[0064] Figures 8A - 8D are schematic diagrams of some further user interfaces for releasing split screen provided in embodiments of the present application;

[0065] Figures 8E - 8G are schematic diagrams of some further user interfaces for releasing split screen provided in embodiments of the present application;

[0066] Figures 9A - 9F It is a schematic diagram of some user interfaces for generating folders provided in embodiments of the present application.

[0067] Figure 10 It is a flowchart of a screen splitting method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0068] Figure 11 It is a schematic flowchart of another split-screen method provided by an embodiment of the present application. Detailed implementation manners

[0069] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below.

[0070] The terms used in the following embodiments of the present application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present application. As used in the specification and claims of the present application, the singular forms "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "this" are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term " / and" used in the present application refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more of the listed items. The following describes an electronic device, a user interface for such an electronic device, and an embodiment for using such an electronic device. In some embodiments, the electronic device may be a portable electronic device that also includes other functions such as a personal digital assistant and / or music player functions, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wearable electronic device with wireless communication functions (such as a smart watch), etc. Exemplary embodiments of the portable electronic device include, but are not limited to, those equipped with or other operating systems. The above portable electronic device may also be other portable electronic devices, such as a laptop computer with a touch-sensitive surface or a touch panel. It should also be understood that in some other embodiments, the above electronic device may not be a portable electronic device, but a desktop computer with a touch-sensitive surface or a touch panel.

[0071] The term user interface (UI) in the specification, claims, and drawings of the present application is a media interface for interaction and information exchange between an application or an operating system and a user, and it realizes the conversion between the internal form of information and the form acceptable to the user. The user interface of an application is source code written in a specific computer language such as Java or Extensible Markup Language (XML). The interface source code is parsed and rendered on the electronic device 300 and finally presented as content recognizable by the user, such as pictures, texts, controls such as buttons. A control is a basic element of the user interface. Typical controls include buttons, widgets, toolbars, menu bars, text boxes, scrollbars, pictures, and texts. The attributes and content of the controls in the interface are defined by tags or nodes. For example, XML passes through<textview> 、 <imgview> 、 <videoview>Nodes such as these are used to define the controls included in the interface. One node corresponds to one control or property in the interface, and after being parsed and rendered, the node presents as content visible to the user. In addition, in the interfaces of many applications, such as hybrid applications, there are usually web pages included. A web page, also known as a page, can be understood as a special control embedded in the application interface. A web page is source code written in a specific computer language, such as hyper text markup language (HTML), cascading style sheets (CSS), JavaScript (JS), etc. The web page source code can be loaded and displayed as content recognizable by the user by a browser or a web page display component similar in function to a browser. The specific content included in the web page is also defined by tags or nodes in the web page source code. For example, HTML uses 、 、 <video> 、 <canvas>to define the elements and attributes of a web page.

[0072] A commonly used form of the user interface is the graphical user interface (GUI), which refers to the user interface related to computer operations displayed in a graphical manner. It can be an interface element such as an icon, window, or control displayed on the display screen of an electronic device.

[0073] The following embodiments of the present application provide a split-screen method, a graphical user interface, and an electronic device, enabling users to quickly enter the split-screen interface of an application by performing an operation on the icon of the application to be split-screen displayed. The operation is intuitive, simple, and effective, which can improve the efficiency of split-screen display.

[0074] In the following embodiments of the present application, an electronic device such as a smart phone or a tablet computer can receive a long-press operation (force touch) on the icon of a first application. In response to the long press, the electronic device displays a plurality (a positive integer greater than one) of first prompts around the icons of one or more second applications. The first prompts are used to indicate that the one or more second applications support split-screen operations. Subsequently, the user can drag the icon of the first application to contact a first prompt of an icon of a certain second application. In response to the contact between the icon of the first application and the first prompt of the icon of a certain second application, the electronic device can display a split-screen interface that simultaneously includes the second application interface and the first application interface.

[0075] In another possible implementation, the electronic device can receive an operation in which the user moves the icon of the first application near the icon of a second application. In response to the user operation, the electronic device displays a plurality (a positive integer greater than one) of first prompts around the icon of the second application. The first prompts are used to indicate that the second application supports split-screen operations. Subsequently, the user can continue to drag the icon of the first application to contact a first prompt of an icon of a certain second application. In response to the contact between the icon of the first application and the first prompt of the icon of a certain second application, the electronic device can display a split-screen interface that simultaneously includes the second application interface and the first application interface.

[0076] First, the exemplary electronic device 10 provided in the following embodiments of the present application is introduced.

[0077] Figure 1A The structural schematic diagram of the electronic device 10 is shown.

[0078] The electronic device 10 may include a processor 110, an external memory interface 120, an internal memory 121, a universal serial bus (USB) interface 130, a charging management module 140, a power management module 141, a battery 142, an antenna 1, an antenna 2, a mobile communication module 150, a wireless communication module 160, an audio module 170, a speaker 170A, a receiver 170B, a microphone 170C, a headphone jack 170D, a sensor module 180, a button 190, a motor 191, an indicator 192, a 3D camera module 193, a display screen 194, and a subscriber identification module (SIM) card interface 195, etc. The sensor module 180 may include a pressure sensor 180A, a gyroscope sensor 180B, a barometric pressure sensor 180C, a magnetic sensor 180D, an acceleration sensor 180E, a distance sensor 180F, a proximity light sensor 180G, a fingerprint sensor 180G, a temperature sensor 180J, a touch sensor 180K, an ambient light sensor 180L, a bone conduction sensor 180M, etc.

[0079] It can be understood that the structure schematically shown in the embodiments of the present invention does not constitute a specific limitation on the electronic device 10. In other embodiments of the present application, the electronic device 10 may include more or fewer components than those shown in the figures, or combine certain components, or split certain components, or have different component arrangements. The components shown in the figures may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware.

[0080] The processor 110 may include one or more processing units. For example, the processor 110 may include an application processor (AP), a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a neural-network processing unit (NPU), a modulation and demodulation processor, an image signal processor (ISP), a controller, a memory, a video codec, a digital signal processor (DSP), a baseband processor, etc. Among them, different processing units may be independent devices or integrated in one or more processors. In some embodiments, the electronic device 10 may also include one or more processors 110.

[0081] Among them, the controller can be the nerve center and command center of the electronic device 10. The controller can generate operation control signals according to the instruction operation code and timing signals to complete the control of fetching and executing instructions.

[0082] A memory can also be set in the processor 110 for storing instructions and data. In some embodiments, the memory in the processor 110 is a cache memory. This memory can save the instructions or data that the processor 110 has just used or recycled. If the processor 110 needs to use the instruction or data again, it can be directly called from the said memory. This avoids repeated accesses, reduces the waiting time of the processor 110, and thus improves the efficiency of the electronic device 10.

[0083] In some embodiments, the processor 110 can include one or more interfaces. The interfaces can include an inter-integrated circuit (I2C) interface, an inter-integrated circuit sound (I2S) interface, a pulse code modulation (PCM) interface, a universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter (UART) interface, a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI), a general-purpose input / output (GPIO) interface, a subscriber identity module (SIM) interface, and / or a universal serial bus (USB) interface, etc.

[0084] The I2C interface is a two-way synchronous serial bus, including a serial data line (SDA) and a serial clock line (SCL). In some embodiments, the processor 110 can include multiple groups of I2C buses. The processor 110 can be respectively coupled to the touch sensor 180K, the charger, the flashlight, the 3D camera module 193, etc. through different I2C bus interfaces. For example: the processor 110 can be coupled to the touch sensor 180K through the I2C interface, enabling the processor 110 to communicate with the touch sensor 180K through the I2C bus interface to implement the touch function of the electronic device 10.

[0085] The I2S interface can be used for audio communication. In some embodiments, the processor 110 may include multiple groups of I2S buses. The processor 110 can be coupled to the audio module 170 through the I2S bus to achieve communication between the processor 110 and the audio module 170. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 can transmit audio signals to the wireless communication module 160 through the I2S interface to implement the function of answering calls through a Bluetooth headset.

[0086] The PCM interface can also be used for audio communication to sample, quantize, and encode analog signals. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 and the wireless communication module 160 can be coupled through the PCM bus interface. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 can also transmit audio signals to the wireless communication module 160 through the PCM interface to implement the function of answering calls through a Bluetooth headset. Both the I2S interface and the PCM interface can be used for audio communication.

[0087] The UART interface is a general-purpose serial data bus used for asynchronous communication. This bus can be a bidirectional communication bus. It converts the data to be transmitted between serial communication and parallel communication. In some embodiments, the UART interface is typically used to connect the processor 110 and the wireless communication module 160. For example: The processor 110 communicates with the Bluetooth module in the wireless communication module 160 through the UART interface to implement the Bluetooth function. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 can transmit audio signals to the wireless communication module 160 through the UART interface to implement the function of playing music through a Bluetooth headset.

[0088] The MIPI interface can be used to connect the processor 110 with peripheral devices such as the display screen 194 and the 3D camera module 193. The MIPI interface includes a camera serial interface (CSI), a display serial interface (DSI), etc. In some embodiments, the processor 110 and the 3D camera module 193 communicate through the CSI interface to implement the camera function of the electronic device 10. The processor 110 and the display screen 194 communicate through the DSI interface to implement the display function of the electronic device 10.

[0089] The GPIO interface can be configured through software. The GPIO interface can be configured as a control signal or a data signal. In some embodiments, the GPIO interface can be used to connect the processor 110 with the 3D camera module 193, the display screen 194, the wireless communication module 160, the audio module 170, the sensor module 180, etc. The GPIO interface can also be configured as an I2C interface, an I2S interface, a UART interface, a MIPI interface, etc.

[0090] The USB interface 130 is an interface that complies with the USB standard specification. Specifically, it can be a Mini USB interface, a Micro USB interface, a USB Type C interface, etc. The USB interface 130 can be used to connect a charger to charge the electronic device 10, and can also be used to transfer data between the electronic device 10 and peripheral devices. It can also be used to connect headphones to play audio. This interface can also be used to connect other electronic devices, such as AR devices, etc.

[0091] It can be understood that the interface connection relationships between the modules illustrated in the embodiments of the present invention are only illustrative and do not constitute a structural limitation on the electronic device 10. In other embodiments, the electronic device 10 can also adopt different interface connection methods in the above embodiments, or a combination of multiple interface connection methods.

[0092] The charging management module 140 is used to receive a charging input from a charger. Among them, the charger can be a wireless charger or a wired charger. In some embodiments of wired charging, the charging management module 140 can receive the charging input of the wired charger through the USB interface 130. In some embodiments of wireless charging, the charging management module 140 can receive the wireless charging input through the wireless charging coil of the electronic device 10. While charging the battery 142, the charging management module 140 can also supply power to the electronic device through the power management module 141.

[0093] The power management module 141 is used to connect the battery 142, the charging management module 140, and the processor 110. The power management module 141 receives the inputs from the battery 142 and / or the charging management module 140 and supplies power to the processor 110, the internal memory 121, the external memory, the display screen 194, the 3D camera module 193, and the wireless communication module 160, etc. The power management module 141 can also be used to monitor parameters such as the battery capacity, the number of battery cycles, and the battery health status (leakage, impedance). In some other embodiments, the power management module 141 can also be provided in the processor 110. In other embodiments, the power management module 141 and the charging management module 140 can also be provided in the same device.

[0094] The wireless communication function of the electronic device 10 can be implemented through the antenna 1, the antenna 2, the mobile communication module 150, the wireless communication module 160, the modulation and demodulation processor, and the baseband processor, etc.

[0095] The antenna 1 and the antenna 2 are used to transmit and receive electromagnetic wave signals. Each antenna in the electronic device 10 can be used to cover a single or multiple communication frequency bands. Different antennas can also be multiplexed to improve the utilization rate of the antennas. For example: The antenna 1 can be multiplexed as the diversity antenna of the wireless local area network. In some other embodiments, the antenna can be used in combination with a tuning switch.

[0096] The mobile communication module 150 may provide a solution for wireless communication including 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G, etc., which is applied to the electronic device 10. The mobile communication module 150 may include at least one filter, switch, power amplifier, low noise amplifier (LNA), etc. The mobile communication module 150 may receive electromagnetic waves through the antenna 1, filter, amplify, etc. the received electromagnetic waves, and transmit them to the modulation and demodulation processor for demodulation. The mobile communication module 150 may also amplify the signal modulated by the modulation and demodulation processor and convert it into electromagnetic waves through the antenna 1 for radiation. In some embodiments, at least some functional modules of the mobile communication module 150 may be disposed in the processor 110. In some embodiments, at least some functional modules of the mobile communication module 150 and at least some modules of the processor 110 may be disposed in the same device.

[0097] The modulation and demodulation processor may include a modulator and a demodulator. Among them, the modulator is used to modulate the low-frequency baseband signal to be transmitted into a medium-high frequency signal. The demodulator is used to demodulate the received electromagnetic wave signal into a low-frequency baseband signal. Subsequently, the demodulator transmits the demodulated low-frequency baseband signal to the baseband processor for processing. After being processed by the baseband processor, the low-frequency baseband signal is transmitted to the application processor. The application processor outputs a sound signal through an audio device (not limited to the speaker 170A, receiver 170B, etc.), or displays an image or video through the display screen 194. In some embodiments, the modulation and demodulation processor may be an independent device. In other embodiments, the modulation and demodulation processor may be independent of the processor 110 and disposed in the same device as the mobile communication module 150 or other functional modules.

[0098] The wireless communication module 160 may provide solutions for wireless communications applied to the electronic device 10, including wireless local area networks (WLANs) (such as wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) networks), Bluetooth (BT), global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs), frequency modulation (FM), near field communication (NFC), infrared (IR), etc. The wireless communication module 160 may be one or more devices integrating at least one communication processing module. The wireless communication module 160 receives electromagnetic waves via the antenna 2, performs frequency modulation and filtering processing on the electromagnetic wave signals, and sends the processed signals to the processor 110. The wireless communication module 160 may also receive signals to be sent from the processor 110, perform frequency modulation and amplification on them, and convert them into electromagnetic waves through the antenna 2 for radiation. Exemplarily, the wireless communication module 160 may include a Bluetooth module, a Wi-Fi module, etc.

[0099] In some embodiments, antenna 1 of electronic device 10 is coupled to mobile communication module 150, and antenna 2 is coupled to wireless communication module 160, such that electronic device 10 can communicate with a network and other devices through wireless communication technologies. The wireless communication technologies may include Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), Time-Division Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), BT, GNSS, WLAN, NFC, FM, and / or IR technology, etc. The GNSS may include Global Positioning System (GPS), Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), and / or Satellite Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS).

[0100] Electronic device 10 can implement a display function through a GPU, display screen 194, and an application processor, etc. The GPU is a microprocessor for image processing, and is connected to display screen 194 and the application processor. The GPU is used to perform mathematical and geometric calculations for graphics rendering. Processor 110 may include one or more GPUs, which execute instructions to generate or change display information.

[0101] The display screen 194 is used to display images, videos, etc. The display screen 194 includes a display panel. The display panel can adopt a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED), a flexible light-emitting diode (FLED), a Miniled, a MicroLed, a Micro-oLed, a quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED), etc. In some embodiments, the electronic device 10 may include one or N display screens 194, where N is a positive integer greater than 1.

[0102] The electronic device 10 can implement the camera function through the camera module 193, ISP, video codec, GPU, display screen 194, application processor AP, neural network processor NPU, etc.

[0103] The camera module 193 can be used to collect color image data of the photographed object. The ISP can be used to process the color image data collected by the camera module 193. For example, when taking a photo, the shutter is opened, and the light passes through the lens and is transmitted to the camera sensor. The optical signal is converted into an electrical signal, and the camera sensor transmits the electrical signal to the ISP for processing and converts it into an image visible to the naked eye. The ISP can also perform algorithm optimization on the noise, brightness, and skin color of the image. The ISP can also optimize parameters such as exposure and color temperature of the shooting scene. In some embodiments, the ISP can be disposed in the camera module 193.

[0104] The digital signal processor is used to process digital signals. In addition to processing digital image signals, it can also process other digital signals. For example, when the electronic device 10 selects a frequency point, the digital signal processor is used to perform Fourier transform on the frequency point energy, etc.

[0105] The video codec is used to compress or decompress digital videos. The electronic device 10 can support one or more video codecs. In this way, the electronic device 10 can play or record videos in multiple coding formats, such as: Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-3, MPEG-4, etc.

[0106] The NPU is a neural-network (NN) computing processor. By drawing on the structure of biological neural networks, such as the transmission pattern between human brain neurons, it can quickly process input information and can also continuously self-learn. Through the NPU, applications such as intelligent cognition of the electronic device 10 can be realized, such as image recognition, face recognition, voice recognition, text understanding, etc.

[0107] The external memory interface 120 can be used to connect to an external memory card, such as a Micro SD card, to expand the storage capacity of the electronic device 10. The external memory card communicates with the processor 110 through the external memory interface 120 to implement the data storage function. For example, data such as music, photos, and videos are saved in the external memory card.

[0108] The internal memory 121 can be used to store one or more computer programs, and the one or more computer programs include instructions. The processor 110 can execute the above instructions stored in the internal memory 121, so that the electronic device 10 executes the photo preview method of the electronic device provided in some embodiments of this application, as well as various functional applications and data processing, etc. The internal memory 121 can include a storage program area and a storage data area. Among them, the storage program area can store the operating system; the storage program area can also store one or more application programs (such as the gallery, contacts, etc.). The storage data area can store the data created during the use of the electronic device 10 (such as photos, contacts, etc.). In addition, the internal memory 121 can include high-speed random access memory, and can also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk storage device, a flash memory device, a universal flash storage (UFS), etc.

[0109] The electronic device 10 can implement audio functions through the audio module 170, the speaker 170A, the receiver 170B, the microphone 170C, the headphone jack 170D, and the application processor, etc. Such as music playback, recording, etc.

[0110] The audio module 170 is used to convert digital audio information into an analog audio signal for output, and is also used to convert analog audio input into a digital audio signal. The audio module 170 can also be used to encode and decode audio signals. In some embodiments, the audio module 170 can be set in the processor 110, or part of the functional modules of the audio module 170 can be set in the processor 110.

[0111] The speaker 170A, also known as the "loudspeaker", is used to convert an audio electrical signal into a sound signal. The electronic device 10 can listen to music or hands-free calls through the speaker 170A.

[0112] The receiver 170B, also known as the "earpiece", is used to convert an audio electrical signal into a sound signal. When the electronic device 10 answers a call or a voice message, the receiver 170B can be brought close to the human ear to receive the voice.

[0113] The microphone 170C, also known as the "microphone" or "transmitter", is used to convert a sound signal into an electrical signal. When making a call or sending a voice message, the user can speak close to the microphone 170C with the mouth to input the sound signal into the microphone 170C. The electronic device 10 can be provided with at least one microphone 170C. In some other embodiments, the electronic device 10 can be provided with two microphones 170C, which can not only collect sound signals but also implement a noise reduction function. In some other embodiments, the electronic device 10 can also be provided with three, four or more microphones 170C to collect sound signals, reduce noise, identify the sound source, implement a directional recording function, etc.

[0114] The headphone jack 170D is used to connect a wired headphone. The headphone jack 170D can be a USB interface 130, or a 3.5 mm open mobile terminal platform (OMTP) standard interface, or a cellular telecommunications industry association of the USA (CTIA) standard interface.

[0115] The pressure sensor 180A is used to sense a pressure signal and can convert the pressure signal into an electrical signal. In some embodiments, the pressure sensor 180A can be disposed on the display screen 194. There are many types of pressure sensors 180A, such as a resistive pressure sensor, an inductive pressure sensor, a capacitive pressure sensor, etc. The capacitive pressure sensor can include at least two parallel plates with conductive materials. When a force acts on the pressure sensor 180A, the capacitance between the electrodes changes. The electronic device 10 determines the intensity of the pressure according to the change in capacitance. When a touch operation acts on the display screen 194, the electronic device 10 detects the intensity of the touch operation according to the pressure sensor 180A. The electronic device 10 can also calculate the position of the touch according to the detection signal of the pressure sensor 180A. In some embodiments, touch operations with the same touch position but different touch operation intensities can correspond to different operation instructions. For example: when a touch operation with a touch operation intensity less than the first pressure threshold acts on the short message application icon, the instruction to view the short message is executed. When a touch operation with a touch operation intensity greater than or equal to the first pressure threshold acts on the short message application icon, the instruction to create a new short message is executed.

[0116] The gyroscope sensor 180B can be used to determine the motion posture of the electronic device 10. In some embodiments, the angular velocity of the electronic device 10 about three axes (i.e., the x, y, and z axes) can be determined by the gyroscope sensor 180B. The gyroscope sensor 180B can be used for anti-shake shooting. Exemplarily, when the shutter is pressed, the gyroscope sensor 180B detects the shaking angle of the electronic device 10, calculates the distance that the lens module needs to compensate according to the angle, and enables the lens to offset the shaking of the electronic device 10 through reverse movement to achieve anti-shake. The gyroscope sensor 180B can also be used for navigation and somatosensory game scenarios.

[0117] The barometric pressure sensor 180C is used to measure barometric pressure. In some embodiments, the electronic device 10 calculates the altitude based on the barometric pressure value measured by the barometric pressure sensor 180C to assist in positioning and navigation.

[0118] The magnetic sensor 180D includes a Hall sensor. The electronic device 10 can use the magnetic sensor 180D to detect the opening and closing of the flip leather case. In some embodiments, when the electronic device 10 is a flip phone, the electronic device 10 can detect the opening and closing of the flip according to the magnetic sensor 180D. Furthermore, according to the detected opening and closing state of the leather case or the flip, features such as automatic flip unlocking can be set.

[0119] The acceleration sensor 180E can detect the magnitude of the acceleration of the electronic device 10 in various directions (generally three axes). When the electronic device 10 is stationary, the magnitude and direction of gravity can be detected. It can also be used to identify the posture of the electronic device and is applied to applications such as horizontal and vertical screen switching and pedometers.

[0120] The distance sensor 180F is used to measure distance. The electronic device 10 can measure distance through infrared or laser. In some embodiments, in a shooting scenario, the electronic device 10 can use the distance sensor 180F to measure distance to achieve rapid focusing.

[0121] The proximity light sensor 180G can include, for example, a light-emitting diode (LED) and a light detector, such as a photodiode. The light-emitting diode can be an infrared light-emitting diode. The electronic device 10 emits infrared light outward through the light-emitting diode. The electronic device 10 uses the photodiode to detect the infrared reflected light from nearby objects. When sufficient reflected light is detected, it can be determined that there is an object near the electronic device 10. When insufficient reflected light is detected, the electronic device 10 can determine that there is no object near the electronic device 10. The electronic device 10 can use the proximity light sensor 180G to detect when the user holds the electronic device 10 close to the ear for a call, so as to automatically turn off the screen to achieve the purpose of power saving. The proximity light sensor 180G can also be used for automatic unlocking and locking in the leather case mode and pocket mode.

[0122] The ambient light sensor 180L is used to sense the ambient light brightness. The electronic device 10 can adaptively adjust the brightness of the display screen 194 according to the sensed ambient light brightness. The ambient light sensor 180L can also be used to automatically adjust the white balance during photography. The ambient light sensor 180L can also cooperate with the proximity light sensor 180G to detect whether the electronic device 10 is in a pocket to prevent accidental touch.

[0123] The fingerprint sensor 180G is used to collect fingerprints. The electronic device 10 can use the collected fingerprint characteristics to achieve fingerprint unlocking, access application locks, fingerprint photography, fingerprint answering calls, etc.

[0124] The temperature sensor 180J is used to detect temperature. In some embodiments, the electronic device 10 uses the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 180J to execute a temperature processing strategy. For example, when the temperature reported by the temperature sensor 180J exceeds a threshold, the electronic device 10 reduces the performance of the processor near the temperature sensor 180J to reduce power consumption and implement thermal protection. In other embodiments, when the temperature is lower than another threshold, the electronic device 10 heats the battery 142 to prevent abnormal shutdown of the electronic device 10 caused by low temperature. In some other embodiments, when the temperature is lower than yet another threshold, the electronic device 10 boosts the output voltage of the battery 142 to prevent abnormal shutdown caused by low temperature.

[0125] The touch sensor 180K, also known as a touch panel or a touch-sensitive surface. The touch sensor 180K can be disposed on the display screen 194, and the touch sensor 180K and the display screen 194 form a touch screen, also known as a "touch screen". The touch sensor 180K is used to detect touch operations acting thereon or nearby. The touch sensor can transmit the detected touch operation to the application processor to determine the type of touch event. Visual output related to the touch operation can be provided through the display screen 194. In other embodiments, the touch sensor 180K can also be disposed on the surface of the electronic device 10, at a different position from the display screen 194.

[0126] The bone conduction sensor 180M can obtain vibration signals. In some embodiments, the bone conduction sensor 180M can obtain the vibration signals of the vibrating bone mass of the human vocal part. The bone conduction sensor 180M can also contact the human pulse to receive blood pressure pulsation signals. In some embodiments, the bone conduction sensor 180M can also be disposed in the earphone to form a bone conduction earphone. The audio module 170 can parse out the voice signal based on the vibration signal of the vibrating bone mass of the vocal part obtained by the bone conduction sensor 180M to implement the voice function. The application processor can parse the heart rate information based on the blood pressure pulsation signal obtained by the bone conduction sensor 180M to implement the heart rate detection function.

[0127] The button 190 includes a power-on button, volume buttons, etc. The button 190 can be a mechanical button or a touch button. The electronic device 10 can receive button inputs and generate key signal inputs related to the user settings and function controls of the electronic device 10.

[0128] The motor 191 can generate vibration prompts. The motor 191 can be used for incoming call vibration prompts or touch vibration feedback. For example, touch operations for different applications (such as taking pictures, playing audio, etc.) can correspond to different vibration feedback effects. For touch operations on different areas of the display screen 194, the motor 191 can also correspond to different vibration feedback effects. Different application scenarios (such as time reminder, receiving messages, alarm clock, games, etc.) can also correspond to different vibration feedback effects. The touch vibration feedback effect can also support customization.

[0129] The indicator 192 can be an indicator light, which can be used to indicate the charging state, power change, or can also be used to indicate messages, missed calls, notifications, etc.

[0130] The SIM card interface 195 is used to connect the SIM card. The SIM card can be in contact with and separated from the electronic device 10 by inserting or removing it from the SIM card interface 195. The electronic device 10 can support 1 or N SIM card interfaces, where N is a positive integer greater than 1. The SIM card interface 195 can support Nano SIM cards, Micro SIM cards, SIM cards, etc. Multiple cards can be inserted into the same SIM card interface 195 at the same time. The types of the multiple cards can be the same or different. The SIM card interface 195 can also be compatible with different types of SIM cards. The SIM card interface 195 can also be compatible with external memory cards. The electronic device 10 interacts with the network through the SIM card to implement functions such as calls and data communication. In some embodiments, the electronic device 10 uses an eSIM, that is, an embedded SIM card. The eSIM card can be embedded in the electronic device 10 and cannot be separated from the electronic device 10.

[0131] Figure 1A The exemplary electronic device 10 can display the various user interfaces described in the following embodiments through the display screen 194. The electronic device 10 can detect touch operations in the various user interfaces through the touch sensor 180K, such as click operations in the various user interfaces (such as touch operations on icons, double-click operations), or, for example, upward or downward sliding operations in the various user interfaces, or operations of performing a circular gesture, and so on. In some embodiments, the electronic device 10 can detect motion gestures performed by the user holding the electronic device 10 through the gyroscope sensor 180B, the acceleration sensor 180E, etc., such as shaking the electronic device. In some embodiments, the electronic device 10 can detect non-touch gesture operations through the 3D camera module 193 (such as a 3D camera, a depth camera).

[0132] The software system of the electronic device 10 can adopt a layered architecture, an event-driven architecture, a microkernel architecture, a microservices architecture, or a cloud architecture. In the embodiments of the present invention, taking the Android system with a layered architecture as an example, the software structure of the electronic device 10 is exemplarily described.

[0133] Figure 1B It is the software structure block diagram of the electronic device 10 in the embodiments of the present application.

[0134] The layered architecture divides the software into several layers, and each layer has a clear role and division of labor. The layers communicate with each other through software interfaces. In some embodiments, the Android system is divided into four layers, from top to bottom, namely the application layer, the application framework layer, the Android runtime and the system libraries, and the kernel layer.

[0135] The application layer can include a series of application packages.

[0136] As Figure 1B shown, the application packages can include applications such as a camera, a gallery, a calendar, a call, a map, a navigation, a WLAN, a Bluetooth, music, a video, a short message, etc.

[0137] The application framework layer provides application programming interfaces (APIs) and programming frameworks for the applications in the application layer. The application framework layer includes some predefined functions.

[0138] As Figure 1B shown, the application framework layer can include a window manager, a content provider, a view system, a telephone manager, a resource manager, a notification manager, etc.

[0139] The window manager is used to manage window programs. The window manager can obtain the display screen size, determine whether there is a status bar, lock the screen, capture the screen, etc.

[0140] The content provider is used to store and obtain data, and make this data accessible to application programs. The data may include videos, images, audio, incoming and outgoing calls, browsing history and bookmarks, phone books, etc.

[0141] The view system includes visual controls, such as controls for displaying text, controls for displaying pictures, etc. The view system can be used to build application programs. The display interface can be composed of one or more views. For example, a display interface including a text message notification icon may include a view for displaying text and a view for displaying pictures.

[0142] The phone manager is used to provide the communication function of the electronic device 10. For example, the management of call states (including answering, hanging up, etc.).

[0143] The resource manager provides various resources for application programs, such as localized strings, icons, pictures, layout files, video files, etc.

[0144] The notification manager enables application programs to display notification information in the status bar. It can be used to convey notification-type messages, which can automatically disappear after a short stay without user interaction. For example, the notification manager is used to inform that the download is completed, message reminders, etc. The notification manager can also be a notification that appears in the system top status bar in the form of a chart or scroll bar text, such as the notification of a background-running application program, and can also be a notification that appears on the screen in the form of a dialogue window. For example, prompting text information in the status bar, emitting a prompt tone, the electronic device vibrating, the indicator light flashing, etc.

[0145] Android Runtime includes core libraries and a virtual machine. Android runtime is responsible for the scheduling and management of the Android system.

[0146] The core libraries contain two parts: one part is the functional functions that need to be called by the Java language, and the other part is the core libraries of Android.

[0147] The application layer and the application framework layer run in the virtual machine. The virtual machine executes the Java files of the application layer and the application framework layer as binary files. The virtual machine is used to perform functions such as the management of object life cycles, stack management, thread management, security and exception management, and garbage collection.

[0148] The system library can include multiple functional modules. For example: the surface manager, Media Libraries, 3D graphics processing library (e.g., OpenGL ES), 2D graphics engine (e.g., SGL), etc.

[0149] The surface manager is used to manage the display subsystem and provides the fusion of 2D and 3D layers for multiple applications.

[0150] The media library supports the playback and recording of multiple common audio and video formats, as well as static image files, etc. The media library can support multiple audio and video coding formats, such as: MPEG4, G.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, etc.

[0151] The 3D graphics processing library is used to implement 3D graphics drawing, image rendering, synthesis, and layer processing, etc.

[0152] The 2D graphics engine is a drawing engine for 2D drawing.

[0153] The kernel layer is the layer between hardware and software. The kernel layer at least includes a display driver, a camera driver, an audio driver, and a sensor driver.

[0154] Figure 1B The software system shown involves application presentations that use sharing capabilities (such as the gallery, file manager), an instant sharing module that provides sharing capabilities, a print service (print service) and a print spooler that provide printing capabilities, and an application framework layer that provides a printing framework, a WLAN service, a Bluetooth service, and the kernel and the underlying layer that provide WLAN Bluetooth capabilities and basic communication protocols.

[0155] The following combines the capture and photo-taking scenario to exemplarily illustrate the working processes of the software and hardware of the electronic device 10.

[0156] When the touch sensor 180K receives a touch operation, the corresponding hardware interrupt is sent to the kernel layer. The kernel layer processes the touch operation into a raw input event (including information such as touch coordinates, time stamps of touch operations, etc.). The raw input event is stored in the kernel layer. The application framework layer obtains the raw input event from the kernel layer and identifies the control corresponding to the input event. Taking the touch operation as a touch operation and the control corresponding to the touch operation as the control of the camera application icon as an example, the camera application calls the interface of the application framework layer to start the camera application, and then starts the camera driver by calling the kernel layer, and captures a static image or video through the camera module 193.

[0157] The following introduces an exemplary user interface for the application menu on the electronic device 10.

[0158] Figure 2A An exemplary user interface 21 for displaying an application menu on the electronic device 10 is shown.

[0159] As Figure 2A shown, the user interface 21 may include: a status bar 201, a tray 217 with common application icons, a calendar widget 213, a weather widget 215, and other application icons. Among them:

[0160] The status bar 201 may include: one or more signal strength indicators 203 of mobile communication signals (also known as cellular signals), one or more signal strength indicators 205 of wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) signals, a battery status indicator 209, and a time indicator 211.

[0161] The calendar widget 213 can be used to indicate the current time, such as date, day of the week, hour and minute information, etc.

[0162] The weather widget 215 can be used to indicate the weather type, such as cloudy turning to sunny, light rain, etc., and can also be used to indicate information such as temperature.

[0163] The tray 217 with common application icons can display: a phone icon 219, a contacts icon 221, a messages icon 223, and a camera icon 225.

[0164] Other application icons can be, for example: an icon 227 of Wechat, an icon 229 of QQ, an icon 231 of Twitter, an icon 233 of Facebook, an icon 235 of email, an icon 237 of cloud sharing, an icon 239 of memo, an icon 221 of Alipay, an icon 225 of gallery, an icon 227 of settings. The user interface 21 may also include a page indicator 229. Other application icons can be distributed on other pages. The page indicator 429 can be used to indicate the number of pages and which page the user is currently browsing. For example, the page indicator 429 shows 3 small dots, and the second small dot is black while the other two are white, indicating that the current mobile phone includes 3 pages and the user is browsing the second page. In addition, the user can slide left and right on the current page to browse the application icons on other pages.

[0165] In some embodiments, Figure 2A the exemplary user interface 21 shown can be a user interface in the Home screen.

[0166] In some other embodiments, the electronic device 10 may further include a home screen key. The home screen key may be a physical button or a virtual button. The home screen key can be used to receive a user's instruction. In response to the user's instruction, the currently displayed UI is returned to the home screen, which can facilitate the user to view the home screen at any time. The above instruction may specifically be an operation instruction for the user to press the home screen key once, or an operation instruction for the user to press the home screen key twice continuously within a short period of time, or an operation instruction for the user to long-press the home screen key within a predetermined time. In some other embodiments of the present application, the home screen key may further integrate a fingerprint recognizer, so as to perform fingerprint collection and recognition when the home screen key is pressed.

[0167] It can be understood that Figure 2A only the user interface on the electronic device 10 is exemplarily shown, which should not constitute a limitation to the embodiments of the present application.

[0168] Figure 2B An exemplary schematic diagram of an electronic device 10 is shown.

[0169] As Figure 2B shown, the display screen 194 of the electronic device 10 is a folding screen. By folding the electronic device, the display screen 194 can be divided into two parts, namely screen A and screen B.

[0170] Corresponding to Figure 2B the exemplarily shown electronic device 10, Figure 2C an exemplary user interface 22 for displaying an application menu on the electronic device 10 is shown. It should be noted that the user interface 22 includes the content displayed on screen A and screen B. Figure 2C shows the content included in the display screen 194 in the form of a plane, but in the actual scenario, Figure 2C it can be presented on a folding screen as Figure 2B shown. The content displayed on screen A and the content displayed on screen B are on different planes. In particular, when the folding screen is unfolded to 180 degrees, the content displayed on the display screen 194 is on the same plane. Among them, Figure 2C the elements included in Figure 2A may be the same as the elements included in Figure 2A and reference can be made to the introduction in the above

[0171] Some embodiments of split-screen display provided by the present application will be introduced below.

[0172] Figures 3A - 3C Exemplary schematic diagrams of some user interfaces for split-screen are shown.

[0173] In Figures 3A - 3C In the exemplary embodiments, when the user moves the icon of the first application that needs to be split-screen displayed around the icon of the second application, the electronic device displays a prompt on the icon of the second application; thereafter, if the user touches the icon of the first application and the prompt of the second application and maintains the contact duration for not less than a preset value, the electronic device displays a first split-screen interface including the interface of the second application and the interface of the first application.

[0174] As Figure 3A Exemplarily, the electronic device receives an operation input by the user on the icon of the first application (i.e., the icon 227 of WeChat), and this operation is an operation of moving the icon of WeChat to the vicinity of the icon of QQ (i.e., the icon 229 of QQ). In response to this operation, the electronic device displays four prompts around the icon 229. Specifically, these four prompts are: prompt 228-1 (located to the left of the icon 229), prompt 228-2 (located above the icon 229), prompt 228-3 (located to the right of the icon 229), and prompt 228-4 (located below the icon 229). These prompts are used to indicate that the second application (i.e., QQ) supports split-screen operation. In an alternative embodiment, only one prompt, which is the prompt 228-1 adjacent to the icon 227 among the above-mentioned prompts, may be displayed around the icon 229. It should be noted that the movement of the icon of the first application to the vicinity of the icon of the second application means that the pixel points on the edge of the icon of the first application fall into the vicinity area of the icon of the second application; wherein, the vicinity area refers to the area composed of pixel points outside the icon of the second application and at a distance less than a preset value from the edge of the icon of the second application. See Figure 3H , which is a schematic diagram of the vicinity area and preset area of an application icon provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0175] In a possible implementation manner, when the icon 227 is moved to the vicinity of the icon 229, the electronic device specially displays the prompt 228-1 that is the closest to the icon 227 among these prompts (for example, highlighting, changing color, deepening color, jitter display, etc.). Optionally, in this case, the electronic device may also display the magnetic attraction effect of the icon 229 on the icon 227, and this magnetic attraction effect is manifested as: the icon 229 attracts the icon 227, so that the edge of the icon 227 is aligned with the edge of the icon 229, and the two closest edges of the icon 227 and the icon 229 are close to each other. In particular, the two closest edges of the icon 227 and the icon 229 may coincide. As Figure 3B As shown, the upper edge of icon 227 is on the same horizontal line as the upper edge of icon 229, the lower edge of icon 227 is on the same horizontal line as the lower edge of icon 229, the left and right edges of icon 227 are parallel to the left and right edges of icon 229, and the right edge of icon 227 is close to the left edge of icon 229. Optionally, after icon 229 adsorbs icon 227, the electronic device may not continue to display a prompt around icon 229.

[0176] It should be noted that the prompt can have various different display methods. For example, if the icon of the application displayed on the user interface of the terminal is circular, the prompt can be as Figure 3D exemplarily shown. Among them, the prompt is four dots around icon 229, and the prompt 228-1 adjacent to icon 227 changes its display color. In addition, the prompt can have other display methods. For example, a circular prompt can also be displayed in a square icon, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. In addition, in order not to block the icon of the application, the prompt can be set with transparency, or the prompt can be displayed below the icon of the application, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0177] As Figures 3B - 3C exemplarily shown, the user continuously drags icon 227 so that icon 227 contacts the prompt 228-1. After that, if it is detected that icon 227 continuously contacts the prompt 228-1 and the duration of the contact is not less than a preset value, the electronic device displays a user interface 22 including a second application interface and a first application interface. The user interface 22 includes: a first display area 240, a second display area 244, and a split screen symbol 242, where:

[0178] The first display area 240 can be used to display the first application interface. Among them, if the first application has not been opened before displaying the first application interface, the first application interface is the display interface when the first application is opened. If the first application has been opened before displaying the first application interface, the first application interface is the display interface of the first application before leaving the first application for the last time.

[0179] The second display area 244 can be used to display the second application interface. Among them, if the second application has not been opened before displaying the first application interface, the second application interface is the display interface when the second application is opened. If the second application has been opened before displaying the first application interface, the second application interface is the display interface of the first application before leaving the second application for the last time. It should be noted that the second application interface can also be displayed in the first display area 240, and the first application interface can be displayed in the second display area, which is not limited in this embodiment.

[0180] The split-screen symbol 242 can be used to separate the first display area 240 and the second display area 244. The split-screen symbol 242 is also used to receive the user's sliding operation. In response to this user's sliding operation, the electronic device adjusts the sizes of the first display area 240 and the second display area 242. Specifically, if the sliding operation is a sliding operation towards the status bar 201, the electronic device reduces the size of the first display area 240 and increases the size of the second display area 244; if the sliding operation is a sliding operation away from the status bar 201, the electronic device increases the size of the first display area 240 and reduces the size of the second display area 244. It should be noted that the split-screen symbol 242 may not be displayed in the user interface 22. Additionally, in this case, the size of the first display area 240 may be the same as the size of the second display area 244.

[0181] In this way, the user can conveniently enter the split-screen interface of the first application and the second application by manipulating the icon of the first application, which improves the efficiency of the split-screen operation and also enhances the user experience.

[0182] Figures 3E - 3G Exemplarily, some more schematic diagrams of the user interface for split-screen are shown.

[0183] In Figures 3E - 3G In the exemplary embodiment shown, the direction of the prompt displayed on the icon 229 relative to the icon 229 is consistent with the direction in which the electronic device 10 supports split-screen. The user can intuitively understand the direction in which the electronic device supports split-screen. In particular, the positional relationship between the icon 229 and the icon 227 is the same as the positional relationship between the display interfaces of QQ and WeChat in the split-screen interface.

[0184] Such as Figure 3E Exemplarily shown, the electronic device receives the operation input by the user for the icon 227, and this operation is an operation of moving the icon 227 near the icon 229. In response to this operation, the electronic device displays a prompt around the icon 229. If the electronic device 10 only supports the split-screen method in the vertical direction, the prompts displayed on the icon 229 are the prompt 228-2 above the icon 229 and the prompt 228-4 below the icon 229. In this way, it is convenient for the user to understand the direction in which the electronic device supports split-screen.

[0185] Such as Figures 3F - 3G Exemplarily, the electronic device receives an operation input by the user in which the icon 227 contacts the prompt 228-4 and the duration of keeping the position of the icon 227 unchanged is not less than a preset value. In response to this operation, the electronic device displays a user interface 23 including a second application interface and a first application interface. Optionally, during the movement of the icon 227, the electronic device can move the position of the icon 237 to avoid mutual occlusion between the icon 237 and the icon 227.

[0186] The user interface 23 includes: a first display area 250, a second display area 252, and a split screen separator 242, where:

[0187] The first display area can be used to display the display interface of QQ corresponding to the icon 229. The specific content included in the interface of this application can be referred to the above description and will not be elaborated here.

[0188] The second display area can be used to display the display interface of WeChat corresponding to the icon 227. The specific content included in the interface of this application can be referred to the above description and will not be elaborated here. It should be noted that in this embodiment, the display content of the first display area and the display content of the second display area are determined by the positional relationship between the icon 229 and the icon 227. Specifically, if the icon 229 is located above the icon 227, the display interface of QQ in the user interface 23 is located above the display interface of WeChat. That is, it is determined that the first display area displays the display interface of QQ and the second display area displays the display interface of WeChat.

[0189] The split screen separator 242 can be referred to the above description and will not be elaborated here.

[0190] In this way, the user can determine the positional relationship between the second application interface and the first application interface in the split screen interface by controlling the positional relationship between the icon of the second application and the icon of the first application, further improving the efficiency of the split screen operation.

[0191] Some embodiments of displaying a split screen interface in the electronic device are introduced above. Optionally, there may be various possible implementation manners in these embodiments. Some possible implementation manners will be introduced below.

[0192] Figure 4A Exemplarily, a user interface 21 in which a prompt is displayed on the icon of the first application is shown.

[0193] Such as Figure 4A Exemplarily, before the icon display prompt of one or more second applications, the electronic device detects an operation by the user on the icon of the first application (i.e., the icon 227 of WeChat), such as a long press operation, a force touch operation, etc. In response to this user operation, the electronic device displays four prompts around the icon 227. These four prompts include: prompt 230-1 (to the left of the icon 227), prompt 230-2 (above the icon 227), prompt 230-3 (to the right of the icon 227), and prompt 230-4 (below the icon 227). This prompt can indicate that the first application supports split-screen operation. It should be noted that the seventh prompt may not be displayed around the icon of the first application either, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit this. Optionally, the electronic device can display only the seventh prompt in the same direction as the split-screen supported by the electronic device on the icon 227.

[0194] As Figures 4A - 4B Exemplarily shown, the electronic device receives an operation input by the user on the icon 227, and this operation is to move the icon 227 near the icon 229. In response to this operation, the electronic device displays four prompts around the icon 229. These four prompts include: prompt 228-1 (to the left of the icon 229), prompt 228-2 (above the icon 229), prompt 228-3 (to the right of the icon 229), and prompt 228-4 (below the icon 229). Optionally, the electronic device can also display the magnetic attraction effect of the icon 229 on the icon 227. This magnetic attraction effect is manifested as: the icon 229 attracts the icon 227, so that the prompt 228-1 of the icon 229 coincides with the prompt 230-3 of the icon 227. Optionally, after the prompt 228-1 coincides with the prompt 230-3, the electronic device can only display the coincided prompt 230-3 / 228-1 and no longer display other prompts. It should be noted that the subsequent method of displaying the split-screen interface can refer to the above description and will not be elaborated here.

[0195] Figure 4C Exemplarily shows a user interface for displaying prompts on the icon of a second application.

[0196] As Figure 4C Exemplarily shown, the electronic device receives a touch operation input by the user on the icon 227 (such as a long press operation, a force touch operation, etc.). In response to this operation, the electronic device displays prompts around the icons of the second applications that support split-screen. The icons of the second applications are icon 229, icon 233, icon 235, and icon 225. In this way, the user can intuitively see which application programs support split-screen, facilitating the user to select the application programs that need to be split-screen.

[0197] Optionally, in response to the touch operation on the first application, the electronic device may also display a prompt around the icon of the first application. Optionally, the direction of the prompt displayed by the electronic device on the icon of the first application may be consistent with the direction in which the electronic device supports split-screen.

[0198] Figures 4C - 4D As an exemplary illustration, the electronic device receives an operation input by the user on icon 227, and this operation is to bring the prompt 228-1 of icon 227 into contact with the prompt of icon 229. Optionally, the electronic device may also display a magnetic attraction effect of icon 229 on icon 227, and this magnetic attraction effect is manifested as: icon 229 adsorbs icon 227, such that one edge of icon 229 contacts one edge of icon 227. Optionally, icon 229 adsorbs icon 227, such that the prompt 228-1 of icon 229 coincides with the prompt 230-3 of icon 227. Optionally, after the prompt 228-1 coincides with the prompt 230-3, the electronic device may only display the coincided prompt 230-3 / 228-1 and no longer display other prompts.

[0199] It should be noted that after icon 227 contacts the prompt 228-1, the electronic device may switch from the displayed main interface (which can be referred to the user interface 21 shown in Figure 4D to display the first split-screen interface (which can be referred to the user interface 22 shown above in Figure 3C ), where the first split-screen interface includes the interface of the first application (WeChat) and the interface of the third application (QQ) at the same time. Optionally, it can also be that after icon 227 contacts the prompt 228-1 and the duration of the contact is not less than a preset value, the electronic device switches from the displayed main interface (which can be referred to the user interface 21 shown in Figure 4D to display the first split-screen interface (which can be referred to the user interface 22 shown above in Figure 3C ). In this way, it is possible to better determine the user's split-screen intention and improve the accuracy of split-screen.

[0200] In a possible implementation manner, the second application is an application program that supports split-screen, and the category to which the second application belongs is the same as the category to which the first application belongs. The category to which an application program belongs may be: game category, social communication category, audio and video playback category, news reading category, and so on. Optionally, the electronic device may pre-store category labels of multiple application programs, and this category label is used to indicate the category of the application program. In this way, the electronic device can determine the second application from multiple application programs according to the category labels of multiple application programs included in the main interface and the category label of the first application.

[0201] In yet another possible implementation, the second application is an application program that supports split-screen, and the second application has an associated relationship with the first application. Among them, if the electronic device records that the number of mutual switches between the second application and the first application within a first preset time period (such as one day, three days, one week, etc.) exceeds a preset value, the electronic device establishes an associated relationship between the second application and the first application. Optionally, the first application having an associated relationship with the second application can be one or more application programs, which is not limited here. For example, if the user often switches between WeChat and QQ, and between WeChat and Twitter, then the electronic device establishes an associated relationship between WeChat and QQ, and an associated relationship between WeChat and Twitter. In this way, the electronic device can select one or more first applications having an associated relationship with the first application from multiple application programs for display of the prompt, which conforms to the user's habit of using application programs and further improves the efficiency of split-screen.

[0202] Specifically, the process of switching from the second application to the first application can be: (1) directly switch from the interface of the second application to the interface of the second program application; (2) within a second preset time period (such as 15 seconds, 30 seconds, one minute, etc.), switch from the interface of the second application to the main interface, and then switch from the main interface to the first application interface; (3) within the second preset time period, switch from the interface of the second application to the "recently opened applications" interface, and then switch from the "recently opened applications" interface to the first application interface. In addition, there can be other switching methods, which will not be elaborated here. Similarly, the process of switching from the first application to the second application can also refer to these methods introduced above.

[0203] It should be noted that in the above embodiments, if the first application corresponding to the icon close to the icon of the first application does not support split-screen, the electronic device can display a prompt message (for example, **(here is the name of the first application program) application does not support split-screen), or display a prompt on the icon of the first application program, and the prompt is used to indicate that the application program does not support split-screen. For example, the prompt can be an "X"-type prompt covering the icon of the first application program, and the prompt can also be other styles of graphics, which is not limited here. Similarly, if the first application itself does not support split-screen, the electronic device can display a prompt message (for example, **(here is the name of the first application) application does not support split-screen), or display a prompt on the icon of the first application.

[0204] Figure 5A Exemplarily shows a user interface 21 for displaying a combined icon in an electronic device.

[0205] When the electronic device detects an operation (see Figure 3B After the duration of () is not less than a preset value, the electronic device can also generate a combined icon, and after the electronic device returns to the home screen, the combined icon can be displayed on the home screen. The combined icon is an icon obtained by combining the WeChat icon and the QQ icon, and the combined icon includes the WeChat icon and the QQ icon. Among them, the meaning of combining the WeChat icon and the QQ icon can be to reduce the WeChat icon and the QQ icon by a certain proportion so that both icons can be included in the border of the combined icon. In addition, there can be other combination methods, which will not be elaborated here.

[0206] As Figure 5A Exemplarily shown, a combined icon 250 of WeChat and QQ is displayed on the electronic device, and the combined icon 250 includes the WeChat icon and the QQ icon. Optionally, the positional relationship between the WeChat icon and the QQ icon in the combined icon 250 can be the same as the positional relationship between the WeChat display interface and the QQ display interface in the split screen interface (for reference, see Figure 3C ). The combined icon 250 is also used to receive the user's operation, and in response to the user's operation, the electronic device displays a split screen interface including the WeChat display interface and the QQ display interface (for reference, see Figure 3C ).

[0207] In a possible implementation manner, after the combined icon 250 is displayed, the electronic device no longer displays the WeChat icon and the QQ icon in the user interface 21 (this display method can be seen in Figure 5A ). Among them, the display position of the combined icon 250 can be the position where the original WeChat icon is located, or the position where the original QQ icon is located.

[0208] In another possible implementation manner, the electronic device simultaneously displays the WeChat icon 227, the QQ icon 229, and the combined icon 250 in the user interface 21 (this display method can be seen in Figure 5B ). Optionally, the display position of the combined icon 250 can be any of the unoccupied icon display positions in the user interface 21. Or, in the case where there is no unoccupied icon display position in the user interface 21, the combined icon 250 is displayed in another user interface on the home screen. Or, the combined icon 250 is displayed in the user interface on the home screen dedicated to displaying the combined icon. In this way, the user can click on the WeChat icon 227 to enter the WeChat display interface; click on the QQ icon 229 to enter the QQ display interface; click on the combined icon 250 to enter the split screen interface including the WeChat display interface and the QQ display interface (for reference, see Figure 3C ).

[0209] In another possible implementation manner, Figure 5A Or Figure 5B The user interface 21 shown may be displayed before the split-screen interface is displayed in the above embodiments. For example, the process of the electronic device displaying the split-screen interface may be Figure 3A 、 Figure 3B 、 Figure 5A 、 Figure 3C . Optionally, the user interface for displaying the fusion icon may automatically switch to the user interface for displaying the split-screen interface after being displayed for a preset time period (e.g., 0.5 seconds, 1 second, etc.). Optionally, in another way, after the electronic device displays the fusion icon, if it receives an operation on the fusion icon input by the user, the electronic device switches to the user interface for displaying the split-screen interface.

[0210] Figures 6A - 6B Exemplarily shown are schematic diagrams of some more user interfaces for split-screen.

[0211] In Figures 6A - 6B the exemplary embodiments shown, the electronic device may support split-screen display of more than two application program interfaces. When the electronic device detects that the icon 225 is moved near the fusion icon 602, the electronic device displays six prompts around the fusion icon 602, and these six prompts are: prompt 601-1, prompt 601-2, prompt 601-3, prompt 601-4, prompt 601-5, and prompt 601-6.

[0212] Optionally, the direction of the prompt relative to the fusion icon 602 may be the same as the direction of the application program interface that can be added to the split-screen interface corresponding to the fusion icon 602 (see Figure 6C or Figure 6H ). Specifically, Figure 6A the prompts shown indicate that for the split-screen interface corresponding to the fusion icon 602, new application program interfaces can also be added in the directions of the left side (corresponding to prompt 601-1), upper left (corresponding to prompt 601-2), upper right (corresponding to prompt 601-3), right side (corresponding to prompt 601-4), lower right (corresponding to prompt 601-5), and lower left (corresponding to prompt 601-6) relative to the original split-screen interface. In another possible case, if the electronic device can support split-screen display of application program interfaces in at most four directions: upper left, upper right, lower right, and lower left, the electronic device displays four prompts around the fusion icon 602, and these four prompts are: prompt 601-2, prompt 601-3, prompt 601-5, and prompt 601-6. In this way, the user can conveniently know in which directions new application program interfaces can be added to the formed split-screen interface.

[0213] As Figures 6A - 6B Exemplarily, the electronic device detects that the icon 225 contacts the prompt 601-2, and the duration of the contact is not less than a preset value. In response to this operation, the electronic device displays a user interface 32 that includes the interface of the application indicated by the merged icon 602 and the interface of the first application corresponding to the icon 225. Optionally, the direction of the first application interface relative to the user interface 31 is the same as the direction of the prompt 601-2 relative to the merged icon 602.

[0214] The user interface 32 includes a first display area 603, a second display area 605, a third display area 607, and split screen dividers 242-1 and 242-2; where:

[0215] The first display area 603 can be used to display the interface of the application corresponding to the icon 225 (i.e., the gallery). The specific content included in the interface of this application can be referred to the above description and will not be elaborated here.

[0216] The second display area 605 can be used to display the interface of the application corresponding to the application icon on the left side of the merged icon 602 (i.e., QQ). The specific content included in the interface of this application can be referred to the above description and will not be elaborated here.

[0217] The third display area 607 can be used to display the interface of the application corresponding to the application icon on the right side of the merged icon 602 (i.e., WeChat). The specific content included in the interface of this application can be referred to the above description and will not be elaborated here.

[0218] The split screen dividers 242-1 and the separator 242-2 can be used to separate the above three display areas, and these two split screen dividers can also be used to receive the sliding operation of the user. In response to this sliding operation, the electronic device adjusts the size of the display area. Optionally, the electronic device may also not display the split screen dividers 242-1 and the separator 242-2.

[0219] In another possible implementation, in response to this operation, the electronic device generates a new merged icon 609. Among them, the direction of the application icon relative to the merged icon is the same as the direction of the interface of this application relative to the first split screen interface. For example, the icon of QQ is at the lower left of the merged icon 609, and the interface of QQ is also at the lower left of the first split screen interface, and these two directions are the same. The user interface 31 for the electronic device to display the merged icon 609 can be referred to Figure 6D Exemplarily shown. Optionally, the user interface 31 may also include the icon 227 of WeChat, the icon 229 of QQ, and the merged icon 602.

[0220] It can be understood that different prompts in contact with the icon 225 result in different split-screen interfaces displayed on the electronic device. The following introduces another situation of displaying a split-screen interface.

[0221] As Figures 6E - 6F Exemplarily, the electronic device detects that the icon 225 remains in contact with the prompt 601-2 and the prompt 601-3, and the duration of the contact is not less than a preset value. The electronic device displays a user interface 33 including the interface of the application indicated by the fusion icon 602 and the interface of the first application corresponding to the icon 225. Optionally, the direction of the first application interface relative to the user interface 31 is the same as the direction of the prompt 601-2 and the prompt relative to the fusion icon 602. Specifically, both the prompt 601-2 and the prompt 601-3 are located above the fusion icon 602, so the first application interface is located above the split-screen interface.

[0222] The user interface 33 includes a first display area 610, a second display area 611, a third display area 612, and split-screen dividers 242-1 and 242-2; where:

[0223] The first display area 610 can be used to display the interface of the application corresponding to the icon 225 (i.e., the gallery). The specific content included in the interface of this application can be referred to the above description and will not be elaborated here.

[0224] The second display area 611 can be used to display the interface of the application corresponding to the application icon located on the left side of the fusion icon 602 (i.e., QQ). The specific content included in the interface of this application can be referred to the above description and will not be elaborated here.

[0225] The third display area 612 can be used to display the interface of the application corresponding to the application icon located on the right side of the fusion icon 602 (i.e., WeChat). The specific content included in the interface of this application can be referred to the above description and will not be elaborated here.

[0226] The split-screen dividers 242-1 and the separator 242-2 can be used to separate the above three display areas, and these two split-screen dividers can also be used to receive the sliding operation of the user. In response to this sliding operation, the electronic device adjusts the size of the display area. Optionally, the electronic device may also not display the split-screen dividers 242-1 and the separator 242-2.

[0227] In another possible implementation, in response to this operation, the electronic device generates a new fusion icon 613. Among them, the direction of the first application interface relative to the user interface 31 is the same as the direction of the prompt 601-2 and the prompt 601-3 relative to the fusion icon 602. The user interface 31 displaying this fusion icon 613 can be referred to Figure 6G Optionally, the user interface 31 may also include a WeChat icon 227 , a QQ icon 229 , and a fusion icon 602 .

[0228] It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the user can also generate a split-screen interface by moving the fusion icon near the first application icon, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit this. Optionally, before the user moves the fusion icon near the first application icon, if the electronic device receives the user's input for the operation of the fusion icon, in response to the user's operation, the electronic device displays a prompt around the fusion icon, and the direction of the prompt relative to the fusion icon is consistent with the direction of the application interface that can also be added to the split-screen interface corresponding to the fusion icon.

[0229] The above describes some embodiments of how to display the split screen interface. The following will further describe embodiments of how to cancel the split screen. In general, canceling the split screen can be divided into two cases: In the first case, only the fused icon is displayed in the main interface of the electronic device, and the icons of the application programs contained in the fused icon are not displayed separately (this case can be seen in Figure 5A ); In the second case, the fusion icon is displayed in the main interface of the electronic device, and the icons of the application programs contained in the fusion icon are displayed separately (for this case, please refer to Figure 5B ). The following will introduce how to cancel the split screen in these two situations.

[0230] First, the method of canceling the split screen in the first case is introduced. Figures 7A - 7C Some schematic diagrams of user interfaces for releasing split screen are shown as examples.

[0231] like Figures 7A - 7B As shown in the example, the electronic device receives a long press operation of the user on the fusion icon 250. In response to the user's operation, the electronic device displays the QQ icon 229 and the WeChat icon 227 contained in the fusion icon, as well as the prompt 260. The prompt 260 can be located between the icon 229 and the icon 227. Specifically, the position of the prompt can be the upper right of the icon 227 (also the upper left of the icon 229), or the middle of the right edge of the icon 227 (also the middle of the left edge of the icon 229), which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. The prompt 260 can be used to receive the user's operation. In response to the user's operation, the electronic device no longer displays the fusion icon 250 and the split-screen interface corresponding to the fusion icon 250, and displays the icon 229 and the icon 227 separately. Optionally, in order to distinguish the prompt from the delete icon of the application, the display color of the prompt can be different from the display color of the delete icon, or the prompt can be other graphics other than the example, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0232] like Figures 7B - 7C As shown in the example, the electronic device receives a user click operation on prompt 260. In response to the user operation, the electronic device no longer displays fused icon 250 in user interface 21, and separately displays icon 229 and icon 227. Optionally, the electronic device may also delete the split-screen interface corresponding to fused icon 250 recorded in the "recently opened applications" interface.

[0233] In another possible case, the fused icon may contain icons of more than two applications. Figures 7D - 7G Some schematic diagrams showing examples of how to resolve split screen.

[0234] like Figures 7D - 7E As shown in the example, the electronic device receives the user's operation on the fusion icon 613 (including the icons of three applications). In response to the user's operation, the electronic device displays the icon 225 of the gallery, the icon 229 of QQ, and the icon 227 of WeChat, as well as the prompt corresponding to the icon of each application. Specifically, icon 225 corresponds to prompt 260-1, icon 229 corresponds to prompt 260-2, and icon 227 corresponds to prompt 260-3. The prompt can be located in the upper left corner of the icon of the application corresponding to itself, or in the upper right corner, or displayed in the center, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0235] like Figures 7E - 7F As shown in the example, the electronic device receives a user's click operation on the prompt 260-1. In response to the user's operation, the electronic device displays the icon 225 corresponding to the prompt 260-1 separately. Optionally, the display position of the icon 225 can be the same as the display position of the original icon 225. It should be noted that the display position of the original icon 225 can refer to Figure 2A The user interface is shown as an example.

[0236] like Figures 7F - 7G As shown in the example, the electronic device receives the user's operation (for example, a click operation) on the display area other than the prompt 260-2 and the prompt 260-3 in the user interface 31. In response to the user's operation, the electronic device displays a fusion icon 701 including the icon 229 corresponding to the prompt 260-2 and the icon 227 corresponding to the prompt 260-3, and generates a new split-screen interface corresponding to the fusion icon 701, and deletes the split-screen interface corresponding to the original fusion icon 613. Among them, the newly generated split-screen interface includes the interface of the application corresponding to the icon 229 and the interface of the application corresponding to the icon 227. The fusion icon 701 can be used to receive the user's operation, and in response to the user's operation, the electronic device displays the split-screen interface corresponding to the fusion icon 701. Optionally, the positional relationship between the icon 227 and the icon 229 in the new fusion icon 701 is consistent with the positional relationship between the icon 227 and the icon 229 in the original fusion icon 613. Furthermore, the positional relationship between the interface of the application corresponding to icon 229 in the newly generated split-screen interface and the interface of the application corresponding to icon 227 is consistent with the positional relationship between icon 227 and icon 229 in the new fusion icon 701 .

[0237] Optional, in Figure 7F In the exemplary user interface 31, the user can also continue to operate the prompt 260-2 (or prompt 260-3). In response to the user's operation, the electronic device displays the icon 227 and the icon 229 separately, and deletes the split screen interface corresponding to the fusion icon 613. Optionally, the display position of the icon 227 is the same as the display position of the original icon 227, and the display position of the icon 229 is the same as the display position of the original icon 229. Similarly, the display position of the original icon 227 and the display position of the original icon 229 can also refer to Figure 2A The user interface is shown as an example.

[0238] In another optional implementation, the fusion icon may contain icons of more than two application programs. Figures 8A - 8D Schematic diagrams of some further user interfaces for cancelling split screen are shown as examples.

[0239] like Figures 8A - 8B As shown in the example, the electronic device receives a user's operation on a fusion icon 613 (including icons of three applications). In response to the user's operation, the electronic device displays a window 703 on the user interface 31. The window 703 includes an icon 225 for the gallery, an icon 229 for QQ, an icon 227 for WeChat, and a prompt message 705.

[0240] like Figures 8B - 8C As shown in the example, the electronic device receives a user's sliding operation on the QQ icon 229 (it can also be other operations, which are only examples here), and in response to the user's operation, the electronic device deletes the icon 229 from the window 703. Optionally, the electronic device will display the icon 229 separately, and the display position of the icon 229 can be the same as the display position of the original icon 229.

[0241] like Figures 8C - 8D As shown in the example, the electronic device receives the user's operation (for example, a click operation) on the display area other than the window 703 in the user interface 31. In response to the user's operation, the electronic device no longer displays the window 703, and displays the icon 229 and the new fusion icon 705 in the user interface 31, generates a split screen interface corresponding to the new fusion icon 705, and deletes the split screen interface corresponding to the original fusion icon 613. Among them, the newly generated split screen interface includes the interface of the application corresponding to the icon 225 and the interface of the application corresponding to the icon 227. The fusion icon 705 can be used to receive the user's operation, and in response to the user's operation, the electronic device displays the split screen interface corresponding to the fusion icon 705. Optionally, the position relationship between the icon 225 and the icon 227 in the new fusion icon 705 is consistent with the position relationship between the icon 225 and the icon 227 in the original fusion icon 613. Further, the position relationship between the interface of the application corresponding to the icon 225 in the newly generated split screen interface and the interface of the application corresponding to the icon 227 is consistent with the position relationship between the icon 225 and the icon 227 in the new fusion icon 705.

[0242] Optional, in Figure 8C In the exemplary user interface 31, the user can also continue to slide up the icon 225 (or icon 227). In response to the user's operation, the electronic device no longer displays the window 703, and displays the icon 227 and the icon 225 separately in the user interface 31. It should be noted that the electronic device will delete the split screen interface corresponding to the fusion icon 613. Optionally, the display position of the icon 227 is the same as the display position of the original icon 227, and the display position of the icon 225 is the same as the display position of the original icon 225.

[0243] Next, the method of canceling the split screen in the second case is introduced. Figures 8E - 8G Some schematic diagrams of user interfaces for releasing split screen are shown as examples.

[0244] like Figure 8E As shown in the example, the user interface 21 displays the merged icon 250 and the merged icon 613 , and separately displays the icons of the application programs included in the two merged icons, namely, the icon 227 , the icon 229 , and the icon 225 .

[0245] like Figures 8E - 8F As shown in the example, the electronic device detects the user's operation on the fusion icon 250 (for example, a long press operation, a press operation, etc.), and in response to the user's operation, the electronic device displays a prompt 260-4 on the fusion icon 250. The prompt can be located in the upper left corner of the fusion icon 250, or in the upper right corner, or displayed in the center, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. Optionally, in response to the user's operation, the electronic device can display a prompt on all fusion icons in the main interface. For example, if this method is adopted, in the user interface 21, prompts are displayed on both the fusion icon 250 and the fusion icon 613.

[0246] like Figures 8F - 8G As shown in the example, the electronic device detects the user's click operation on the prompt 260-4. In response to the user's operation, the electronic device no longer displays the fusion icon 250 and deletes the split-screen interface corresponding to the fusion icon 250. Optionally, the fusion icon 613 can be moved to the display position vacated by the original fusion icon 250. Through this way of canceling the split screen, the user can easily delete each split-screen interface that has been formed.

[0247] The above is a detailed introduction to the embodiment of releasing the split screen. In the prior art, a user can generate a folder by dragging icons to cover each other. The following will further introduce the switching process of generating a split screen interface and generating a folder.

[0248] Figures 9A - 9D Some schematic diagrams of user interfaces for generating folders are shown as examples.

[0249] like Figures 9A - 9B As shown in the example, the electronic device receives an operation input by the user for the WeChat icon 227, which is an operation to move the icon 227 to the vicinity of the QQ icon 229. In response to the operation, the electronic device displays four prompts around the icon 229. The four prompts are: prompt 228-1 (located to the left of icon 229), prompt 228-2 (located above icon 229), prompt 228-3 (located to the right of icon 229) and prompt 228-4 (located below icon 229).

[0250] like Figures 9B - 9C Exemplarily, the user continuously moves the icon 227 to the right. Optionally, during the process of the user continuing to move the icon 227, a prompt can still be displayed around the icon 229. When the electronic device detects that the finger coordinates of the user fall within the preset area of the icon 229, the electronic device displays a folder prompt box 901. The folder prompt box 901 is used to prompt the user that a folder containing the icon 227 and the icon 229 will be generated. Among them, the preset area of the icon 229 can be an area composed of pixel points inside the icon 229 and at a distance less than a preset value from the edge of the icon 229. Specifically, refer to Figure 3H , Figure 3H which is a schematic diagram of the vicinity area and the preset area of an icon of an application provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0251] As Figures 9C - 9D Exemplarily, when the duration for which the electronic device detects that the finger coordinates of the user fall within the preset area of the icon 229 is not less than a preset value (for example, 0.5 seconds, 1 second, etc.), the electronic device displays a folder 903 and an input box 905. Among them, the icon 227 and the icon 229 are displayed in the folder 903, and the preset name "Social" of the folder is displayed in the input box 905. This preset name can be determined by the types of the application programs corresponding to the icon 227 and the icon 229. The input box 905 can also receive text information input by the user (it can also be information such as symbols, expressions, etc.). In response to this operation of the user, the electronic device saves this text information as the name of the folder 903. Optionally, the preset name of the folder may not be displayed in this input box.

[0252] In another possible implementation, Figures 9B - 9C The process of generating the folder prompt box 901 shown exemplarily can also refer to Figures 9B to 9E , and then to Figure 9F the process shown exemplarily.

[0253] As Figures 9B to 9E Exemplarily, after the electronic device displays the prompts 228-1, 228-2, 228-3, and 228-4 around the icon 229, the electronic device detects a shaking operation on the icon 227 input by the user, and the electronic device no longer displays the prompts. Among them, this shaking operation can include a left-right shaking operation (it may also be accompanied by an up-down movement of the icon 227, which is not limited here), and an up-down shaking operation (it may also be accompanied by a left-right movement of the icon 227, which is not limited here). In this way, the electronic device can more accurately judge the intention of the user and improve the accuracy of split-screen display.

[0254] As Figures 9E to 9F Exemplarily, the user continues to move the icon 227 to the right. When the electronic device detects that the finger coordinates of the user fall within the preset area of the icon 229, the electronic device displays the folder prompt box 901.

[0255] Please refer to Figure 10 , Figure 10 which shows a schematic flowchart of a split-screen method provided in an embodiment of the present application. As Figure 10 shown, the method includes:

[0256] S1001. The electronic device displays icons of a plurality of applications on the main interface.

[0257] Among them, the plurality is an integer greater than 1. An application can also be called an application program, software, etc. Specifically, the main interface on which the electronic device displays icons of a plurality of applications can refer to Figure 2A the user interface 21 shown in Figure 2C or the user interface 31 shown in

[0258] S1002. The electronic device receives a long-press operation on the icon of the first application, and the first application belongs to the plurality of applications.

[0259] Exemplarily, the icon of the first application can be Figure 4C the icon 227 in the corresponding embodiment. The long-press operation can be a touch operation on the icon 227.

[0260] S1003. In response to the long-press operation, the electronic device displays a plurality of first prompts around the icons of one or more second-type applications.

[0261] Among them, the one or more second-type applications are applications that support split-screen among the plurality of applications, and the first prompt is used to prompt that the one or more second-type applications support split-screen.

[0262] It should be noted that the plurality of second-type applications does not mean a plurality of the same second-type applications, and each of the plurality of second-type applications is different from each other. Exemplarily, it can be referred to Figure 4C , Figure 4C where the icons of the plurality of second-type applications shown include: icon 229, icon 233, icon 235, and icon 225. For example, Figure 4C Four first prompts are displayed around an icon 229 of a second category application. Specifically, the four first prompts are: prompt 228-1 (located to the left of icon 229), prompt 228-2 (located above icon 229), prompt 228-3 (located to the right of icon 229) and prompt 228-4 (located below icon 229). Similarly, multiple first prompts are also displayed around the icons of other second category applications, which are not pointed out one by one here. In this way, users can intuitively see which applications support split screen, which is convenient for users to select applications that need to be split screen.

[0263] In addition, in response to the long press operation, the electronic device may display a plurality of first prompts around the first application, the first prompts being used to prompt that the first application can support split screen. Figure 4A , the icon of the first application is WeChat icon 227, and the four seventh prompts displayed around the icon of the first application are: prompt 230-1 (located to the left of icon 227), prompt 230-2 (located above icon 227), prompt 230-3 (located to the right of icon 227) and prompt 230-4 (located below icon 227). Optionally, the electronic device may not display the first prompt around the first application, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0264] S1004: The electronic device receives a first operation performed by a user on the icon of the first application, where the first operation is dragging the icon of the first application to contact a first prompt of an icon of a third application.

[0265] The third application is one of the one or more second-category applications. Exemplarily, the first operation may be: Figures 4C - 4D In the illustrated embodiment, the icon 227 is brought into contact with the first prompt 228 - 1 of the icon 229 . The third application is QQ corresponding to the icon 229 .

[0266] S1005. In response to the first prompt icon of the icon of the first application contacting the icon of the third application, or in response to releasing the first operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying the first split-screen interface, and the first split-screen interface includes both the interface of the first application and the interface of the third application.

[0267] For example, refer to Figures 4C - 4D In the embodiment shown, the main interface can be Figure 4D The user interface 21 shown in the figure can be Figure 3C The user interface 22 shown. Among them, the interface of the first application included in the first split screen interface is the interface of WeChat, and the interface of the third application is the interface of QQ.

[0268] In a possible implementation, in response to releasing the first operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying a first split-screen interface, including: before releasing the first operation, detecting that the contact duration between the icon of the first application and the first prompt of the icon of the third application is not less than a preset value, and in response to releasing the first operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying the first split-screen interface. Exemplarily, the first operation may be Figures 4C - 4D as shown in the embodiment, contacting the first prompt 228-1 of the icon 227 and the icon 229. Wherein, the third application is QQ corresponding to the icon 229. Wherein, the preset value may be a time value such as 0.5 seconds, 1 second, etc. The way to release the first operation may be that the user's finger leaves the display screen 194 of the electronic device, and the electronic device may detect whether the user's finger leaves the display screen through the touch sensor 180K. In this way, the user can keep the icon of the first application in contact with the first prompt of the third application for a period of time (not less than the preset value), and after the user releases the first operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying the split-screen interface. In this way, it is possible to better determine the user's split-screen intention and improve the accuracy of split-screen.

[0269] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device determines a second position of the interface of the first application in the first split-screen interface relative to the interface of the third application according to the first position of the first prompt in contact with the icon of the first application relative to the icon of the third application, where the first position includes one of left, right, above, and below, and the second position is the same as the first position. Exemplarily, the icon of the first application may be Figure 3F the icon 227 in Figure 3F the icon 337 in, and the first split-screen interface may be Figure 3G the user interface 23 in, and the specific content may refer to Figures 3F - 3G the embodiment shown, which will not be elaborated here. In this way, the user can determine the position relationship between the interface of the third application and the interface of the first application in the split-screen interface by controlling the position relationship between the icon of the third application and the icon of the first application, further improving the efficiency of split-screen operation.

[0270] In a possible implementation, the electronic device displays a plurality of first prompts around the icons of one or more second-type applications, including: detecting that the split-screen direction supported by the electronic device is the left-right direction, and displaying a first prompt on each of the left and right sides of each of the icons of the one or more second-type applications.

[0271] In a possible implementation, the electronic device displays a plurality of first prompts around the icons of one or more second-type applications, including: detecting that the split-screen direction supported by the electronic device is the up-down direction, and displaying a first prompt above and below each of the icons of the one or more second-type applications. Exemplarily, the icon of a second-type application may be Figure 3E or Figure 3F The icon 229 in the figure. The first icon 228-2 is displayed above the icon 229, and 228-4 is displayed below the icon 229. In this way, it is convenient for the user to know the split-screen direction supported by the electronic device.

[0272] In a possible implementation, the electronic device displays a plurality of first prompts around the icons of one or more second-type applications, including: detecting that the split-screen directions supported by the electronic device are the left-right direction and the up-down direction, and displaying a first prompt on the left, right, above, and below each of the icons of the one or more second-type applications.

[0273] In a possible implementation, after the electronic device receives the first operation and before releasing the first operation, the method further includes: the icon of the third application adsorbs the icon of the first application, so that an edge of the icon of the first application contacts an edge of the icon of the third application. Exemplarily, the way the icon of the third application adsorbs the icon of the first application can refer to the introduction of the magnetic adsorption effect in the embodiment shown in Figures 3A - 3B shown.

[0274] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a second operation, and in response to the second operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the first split-screen interface to displaying the main interface, where the main interface further includes a first fusion icon, and the main interface does not include the icon of the first application and the icon of the third application. The first fusion icon does not belong to the plurality of application icons, and the first fusion icon is an icon obtained by fusing the icon of the third application and the icon of the first application; receiving a third operation on the first fusion icon located on the main interface, and in response to the third operation, the electronic device displays the first split-screen interface. Exemplarily, the first fusion icon may refer to the fusion icon 250 in Figure 5A , and the main interface may refer to the user interface 21 shown in Figure 5A . The third operation may be an operation of clicking on the fusion icon 250. The specific content can refer to the embodiment shown in Figure 5A shown, and will not be elaborated here.

[0275] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a fourth operation, and in response to the fourth operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the first split-screen interface to displaying the main interface, where the main interface further includes a first fusion icon that does not belong to the icons of the plurality of applications, and the first fusion icon is an icon obtained by fusing the icon of the third application and the icon of the first application; receives a fifth operation on the first fusion icon located on the main interface, and in response to the fifth operation, the electronic device displays the first split-screen interface. Exemplarily, the first fusion icon may refer to Figure 5B the fusion icon 250 in Figure 5B the icon 227 of WeChat in Figure 5B the icon 229 of QQ in Figure 5B the user interface 21 shown, and the fifth operation may be an operation of clicking on the fusion icon 250. The specific content may refer to Figure 5B the embodiments shown, which will not be elaborated here.

[0276] In a possible implementation, the position of the icon of the first application in the first fusion icon relative to the icon of the third application is the same as the position of the interface of the first application in the first split-screen interface relative to the interface of the third application. Exemplarily, reference may be made to Figure 5A the corresponding embodiments, where the first fusion icon may refer to Figure 5A the fusion icon 250 in Figure 3C the user interface 22 shown. In this way, it can be convenient for the user to know the display positions of the application interfaces in the split-screen interface through the icon.

[0277] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a sixth operation by the user on the first fusion icon, and in response to the sixth operation, the electronic device displays the icon of the first application, the icon of the third application, and a second prompt; the electronic device receives a seventh operation by the user on the second prompt, and in response to the seventh operation, the electronic device deletes the first fusion icon from the main interface and displays the icon of the first application and the icon of the third application in the main interface. Exemplarily, this way may refer to Figures 7A - 7C the corresponding embodiments, where the sixth operation may be a long-press operation on the fusion icon 250, the icon of the first application may be the icon 227, the icon of the third application may be the icon 229, the second prompt may be the prompt 260, and the seventh operation may be a click operation on the prompt 260.

[0278] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives an eighth operation by the user on the first fusion icon, and in response to the eighth operation, the electronic device displays a third prompt on the first fusion icon; the electronic device receives a ninth operation by the user on the third prompt, and the electronic device deletes the first fusion icon from the main interface. Exemplarily, this method can refer to Figures 8E - 8G the corresponding embodiment, where the eighth operation may be a long press operation on the fusion icon 250, the third prompt may be the prompt 260-4, and the ninth operation may be a click operation on the prompt 260-4. Through this way of canceling split screen, the user can conveniently delete the formed split screen interfaces.

[0279] In a possible implementation, the main interface further includes an icon of a fourth application, where the fourth application belongs to the one or more second type of applications, and the method further includes: the electronic device receives a long press operation by the user on the icon of the fourth application; in response to the long press operation, the electronic device displays a plurality of the first prompts around the remaining icons of the one or more second type of applications except the icons of the first application and the third application, and displays a plurality of fourth prompts around the first fusion icon, where the fourth prompts are used to prompt that the split screen interface corresponding to the first fusion icon can also include interfaces of other applications; the electronic device receives a tenth operation by the user on the icon of the fourth application, and the tenth operation is to drag the icon of the fourth application to contact the fourth prompt of the first fusion icon; in response to the icon of the fourth application contacting the fourth prompt of the first fusion icon, or in response to releasing the tenth operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying a second split screen interface, and the second split screen interface simultaneously includes the interface of the fourth application, the interface of the first application, and the interface of the third application. Exemplarily, refer to Figures 6A - 6B the embodiment shown, the fourth prompts may be six prompts around the fusion icon 602, and these six prompts are: prompt 601-1, prompt 601-2, prompt 601-3, prompt 601-4, prompt 601-5, and prompt 601-6. The tenth operation may be the icon 225 contacting the prompt 601-2. The second split screen interface may be Figure 6B the split screen interface shown, where the fourth application is the gallery, the third application is QQ, and the first application is WeChat.

[0280] In a possible implementation, the main interface further includes an icon of a fourth application, where the fourth application belongs to the one or more second-type applications. The method further includes: the electronic device receiving a long-press operation of the user on the icon of the fourth application; in response to the long-press operation, the electronic device displaying a plurality of the first prompts around the icons of the one or more second-type applications, and displaying a plurality of fourth prompts around the first fusion icon, where the fourth prompts are used to prompt that the split-screen interface corresponding to the first fusion icon can further include interfaces of other applications; the electronic device receiving an eleventh operation of the user on the icon of the fourth application, where the eleventh operation is dragging the icon of the fourth application to contact the fourth prompt of the first fusion icon; in response to the icon of the fourth application contacting the fourth prompt of the first fusion icon, or in response to releasing the eleventh operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying a second split-screen interface, and the second split-screen interface simultaneously includes the interface of the fourth application, the interface of the first application, and the interface of the third application.

[0281] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device determining a fourth position of the interface of the fourth application in the second split-screen interface according to a third position of the fourth prompt in contact with the icon of the fourth application relative to the first fusion icon, where the third position includes one of left, right, above, below, upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right, and the fourth position is the same as the third position. Exemplarily, this method can refer to Figures 6A - 6B , or Figures 6E - 6F the corresponding embodiment.

[0282] In a possible implementation, the displaying a plurality of the fourth prompts around the first fusion icon includes: detecting that the split-screen directions supported by the electronic device are the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and only two split-screen interfaces are supported in the same direction, and then respectively displaying a fourth prompt at the upper left, upper right, lower left, and lower right of the first fusion icon. This method can be referred to in Figures 6A - 6B the introduction in. In this way, the user can conveniently know which directions in the formed split-screen interface can further include interfaces of new application programs.

[0283] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a twelfth operation, and in response to the twelfth operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the second split-screen interface to displaying the main interface, where the main interface further includes a second fusion icon, and the main interface does not include the icon of the first application, the icon of the third application, and the first fusion icon. The second fusion icon does not belong to the icons of the plurality of applications, and the second fusion icon is an icon obtained by fusing the icon of the third application, the icon of the first application, and the icon of the fourth application; receives a thirteenth operation on the second fusion icon located on the main interface, and in response to the thirteenth operation, the electronic device displays the second split-screen interface. Exemplarily, the main interface may refer to Figure 6D the user interface 31 shown. Among them, the second fusion icon may be the fusion icon 609; the main interface may also refer to Figure 6G the user interface 31 shown. Among them, the second fusion icon may be the fusion icon 613.

[0284] In a possible implementation manner, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a fourteenth operation, and in response to the fourteenth operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the second split-screen interface to displaying the main interface, where the main interface further includes a second fusion icon; the first fusion icon does not belong to the icons of the plurality of applications, and the second fusion icon is an icon obtained by fusing the icon of the third application, the icon of the first application, and the icon of the fourth application; receives a fifteenth operation on the second fusion icon located on the main interface, and in response to the fifteenth operation, the electronic device displays the second split-screen interface. Exemplarily, the main interface may refer to Figure 8E the user interface 21 shown. Among them, the second fusion icon may be the fusion icon 613.

[0285] In a possible implementation, the position of the icon of the fourth application in the second fusion icon is the same as the position of the interface of the fourth application in the second split-screen interface. Exemplarily, this method may refer to Figures 6A - 6B or Figures 6E - 6F the corresponding embodiment.

[0286] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a sixteenth operation by the user on the second combined icon, and in response to the sixteenth operation, the electronic device displays the icon of the first application, the icon of the third application, the icon of the fourth application, and three fifth prompts, where one fifth prompt corresponds to one application icon; the electronic device receives a seventeenth operation by the user on the fifth prompt of the icon of the third application, and the electronic device deletes the second combined icon from the main interface and displays the icon of the third application and a third combined icon in the main interface, the third combined icon does not belong to the icons of the plurality of applications, and the third combined icon is an icon obtained by combining the icon of the first application and the icon of the fourth application; receiving an eighteenth operation on the third combined icon located on the main interface, and in response to the eighteenth operation, the electronic device displays a third split-screen interface, and the third split-screen interface includes the interface of the first application and the interface of the fourth application at the same time. Exemplarily, this way can refer to Figures 7D - 7G the embodiment shown. Among them, the first application is WeChat, the third application is Gallery, and the fourth application is QQ. Specifically, icon 225 corresponds to prompt 260-1, icon 229 corresponds to prompt 260-2, and icon 227 corresponds to prompt 260-3. The seventeenth operation is the click operation of the user on prompt 260-1. The third combined icon is icon 701.

[0287] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a nineteenth operation by the user on the second combined icon, and in response to the nineteenth operation, the electronic device displays a sixth prompt on the first combined icon and the second combined icon respectively, where one sixth prompt corresponds to one combined icon; the electronic device receives a twentieth operation by the user on the sixth prompt of the second combined icon, and the electronic device deletes the second combined icon from the main interface. In this way, it is convenient for the user to delete multiple combined icons included in the main interface.

[0288] In a possible implementation, the main interface further includes the icon of the fifth application and the icon of the sixth application, and the method further includes: the electronic device receives a long-press operation by the user on the icon of the fifth application; in response to the long-press operation, the electronic device displays a plurality of the first prompts around one or more icons of the second type of applications; detecting a shaking operation by the user on the icon of the fifth application, and in response to the shaking operation, the electronic device no longer displays the plurality of first prompts; detecting that the user drags the icon of the fifth application into a preset area of the icon of the sixth application, and the electronic device generates a folder, where the icon of the fifth application and the icon of the sixth application are displayed in the folder. Exemplarily, the long-press operation can refer to Figure 4C For the touch operation on icon 227, the icons of the multiple second - type applications displayed include: icon 229, icon 233, icon 235, and icon 225. The shaking operation can refer to Figure 9E the shaking operation in the embodiment shown. The folder can refer to Figure 9D folder 903 shown therein. Other content can refer to Figures 9B to 9E , and then to Figure 9F 、 Figure 9D for the detailed introduction in the embodiments, which will not be elaborated here. In this way, the electronic device can more accurately judge the user's intention and improve the accuracy of split - screen display.

[0289] Please refer to Figure 11 , Figure 11 which shows a schematic flowchart of another split - screen method provided in the embodiments of the present application. As Figure 11 shown, the method includes:

[0290] S1101. The electronic device displays icons of a plurality of applications on the main interface.

[0291] Specifically, the main interface on which the electronic device displays icons of a plurality of applications can refer to Figure 2A user interface 21 shown or Figure 2C user interface 31 shown.

[0292] S1102. The electronic device receives a first operation by the user on the icon of the first application. The first operation is to move the first application to a vicinity area of the second application, and the first application and the second application belong to the plurality of applications.

[0293] Exemplarily, the icon of the first application can be Figure 3A or Figure 3B icon 227 therein, and the icon of the second application can be Figure 3A or Figure 3B icon 229 therein. The first operation can be an operation of moving the icon of WeChat (icon 227) to the vicinity area of the icon of QQ (icon 229).

[0294] S1103. In response to the first operation, the electronic device displays a plurality of first prompts around the icon of the second application. The first prompts are used to prompt that the second application supports split - screen.

[0295] Exemplarily, it can refer to Figure 3C , Figure 3C The icon of the second application shown is icon 229. Around icon 229, four first prompts are shown. Specifically, these four first prompts are: prompt 228-1 (to the left of icon 229), prompt 228-2 (above icon 229), prompt 228-3 (to the right of icon 229), and prompt 228-4 (below icon 229).

[0296] S1104. The electronic device receives a second operation by the user on the icon of the first application. The second operation is to drag the icon of the first application to contact a first prompt of the second application.

[0297] Exemplarily, this method can refer to Figures 3B - 3C the embodiment shown, where the second operation is to continuously drag icon 227 so that icon 227 contacts prompt 228-1.

[0298] S1105. In response to the icon of the first application contacting a first prompt of the icon of the second application, or in response to releasing the second operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying a first split-screen interface, which simultaneously includes the interface of the first application and the interface of the second application.

[0299] Exemplarily, this method can refer to Figures 3B - 3C the embodiment shown, where the contact between the icon of the first application and the first prompt of the icon of the second application is an operation of keeping the icon of the first application in contact with the first prompt and the duration of the contact is not less than a preset value. The main interface is Figure 3B the user interface 21 shown, and the first split-screen interface is Figure 3C the user interface 22 shown. The first application is WeChat and the second application is QQ. Other specific content can refer to the description in the embodiment and will not be elaborated here.

[0300] In a possible implementation manner, in response to releasing the second operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying the first split-screen interface, including: before releasing the second operation, detecting that the duration of the contact between the icon of the first application and the first prompt of the icon of the second application is not less than a preset value, and in response to releasing the second operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying the first split-screen interface. Among them, the second operation can be Figure 3B as shown in the embodiment of, continuously dragging icon 227 so that icon 227 contacts prompt 228-1 of icon 229. The icon of the first application is 227 and the icon of the second application is 229.

[0301] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device determines a second position of the interface of the first application in the first split-screen interface relative to the interface of the second application according to a first position of a first prompt in contact with the icon of the first application relative to the icon of the second application, where the first position includes one of left, right, above, and below; and the second position is the same as the first position. Exemplarily, the icon of the first application may be the icon 227 in Figure 3F , and the icon of the second application may be the icon 337 in Figure 3F . The first split-screen interface may be the user interface 23 in Figure 3G . For specific content, reference may be made to the embodiment shown in Figures 3F - 3G , which will not be elaborated here. In this way, the user can determine the positional relationship between the interface of the second application and the interface of the first application in the split-screen interface by controlling the positional relationship between the icon of the second application and the icon of the first application, further improving the efficiency of split-screen operations.

[0302] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a third operation, and in response to the third operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the first split-screen interface to displaying the main interface, where the main interface further includes a first fusion icon, and the main interface does not include the icon of the first application and the icon of the second application. The first fusion icon does not belong to the icons of the plurality of applications, and the first fusion icon is an icon obtained by fusing the icon of the second application and the first application; the electronic device receives a fourth operation on the first fusion icon located on the main interface, and in response to the fourth operation, the electronic device displays the first split-screen interface. Exemplarily, the first fusion icon may refer to the fusion icon 250 in Figure 5A , and the main interface may refer to the user interface 21 shown in Figure 5A . The third operation may be an operation of clicking the fusion icon 250. For specific content, reference may be made to the embodiment shown in Figure 5A , which will not be elaborated here.

[0303] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: the electronic device receives a fifth operation on the first fusion icon by the user, and in response to the fifth operation, the electronic device displays the icon of the first application, the icon of the second application, and a second prompt; the electronic device receives a sixth operation on the second prompt by the user, and in response to the sixth operation, the electronic device deletes the first fusion icon from the main interface and displays the icon of the first application and the icon of the second application in the main interface. Exemplarily, this method may refer to Figures 7A - 7C For a corresponding embodiment, the fifth operation may be a long - press operation on the fusion icon 250. The icon of the first application may be icon 227, the icon of the second application may be icon 229, the second prompt may be prompt 260, and the sixth operation may be a click operation on prompt 260.

[0304] In a possible implementation, the main interface further includes the icon of a fifth application and the icon of a sixth application. The method further includes: the electronic device receives a sixth operation by the user on the icon of the fifth application, and the sixth operation is to move the fifth application to a vicinity area of the sixth application; in response to the sixth operation, the electronic device displays a plurality of third prompts around the icon of the sixth application, and the third prompts are used to prompt that the sixth application supports split - screen; detecting a shaking operation by the user on the icon of the fifth application, and in response to the shaking operation, the electronic device stops displaying the plurality of third prompts; detecting that the user drags the icon of the fifth application into a preset area of the icon of the sixth application, and the electronic device generates a folder, where the icon of the fifth application and the icon of the sixth application are displayed in the folder. Exemplarily, the shaking operation may refer to Figure 9E the shaking operation in the embodiment shown in Figure 9D The folder may refer to Figure 9A , Figures 9B to 9E , and then to Figure 9F , Figure 9D the detailed introduction in the embodiment. Details are not described herein again. In this way, the electronic device can more accurately judge the user's intention and improve the accuracy of split - screen display.

[0305] It should be noted that the various embodiments of the present application can be combined arbitrarily to achieve different technical effects. For example, Figure 10 each possible implementation in the corresponding embodiment, on the premise of not conflicting with the corresponding embodiment of Figure 11 , can be applied to the corresponding embodiment of Figure 11 and the possible implementations corresponding to this embodiment.

[0306] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the processes or functions described in this application are generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another. For example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center by wire (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line) or wirelessly (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more integrated available media. The available medium can be a magnetic medium (such as a floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape), an optical medium (such as a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (such as a solid state disk).

[0307] In summary, the above description is only an embodiment of the technical solution of this application and is not intended to limit the protection scope of this application. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made in accordance with the disclosure of this application shall be included within the protection scope of this application.< / canvas> < / video> < / videoview> < / imgview> < / textview>

Claims

1. An interface display method, applied to an electronic device, characterized in that, it includes: Receiving a first operation, and in response to the first operation, displaying a first split-screen interface, where the first split-screen interface includes the interface of a first application and the interface of a second application; Receiving a second operation, and in response to the second operation, switching from displaying the first split-screen interface to displaying a main interface, where the main interface includes a first combined icon, and the first combined icon is an icon obtained by combining the icon of the first application and the icon of the second application; Receiving a third operation on the first combined icon located on the main interface, and in response to the third operation, the electronic device displays the first split-screen interface; Receiving a fourth operation on the first combined icon on the main interface, and in response to the fourth operation, displaying the icon of the first application, the icon of the second application, and a first prompt; Receiving a fifth operation on the first prompt, and in response to the fifth operation, deleting the first combined icon from the main interface.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, the main interface further includes the icon of the first application and the icon of the second application displayed separately.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, the position of the icon of the first application in the first combined icon relative to the icon of the second application is the same as the position of the interface of the first application in the first split-screen interface relative to the interface of the second application.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, before receiving the first operation, the method further includes: displaying the icons of at least two applications in the main interface; receiving a sixth operation on the icon of the first application, where the first application belongs to the at least two applications; in response to the sixth operation, displaying at least two second prompts around the icon of at least one split-screen application, where the at least one split-screen application is an application that supports split-screen among the at least two applications, and the second prompts are used to prompt that the at least one split-screen application supports split-screen; receiving a seventh operation on the icon of the first application, where the seventh operation is dragging the icon of the first application to contact the second prompt of the icon of the second application, and the second application is one of the at least one split-screen applications; in response to the icon of the first application contacting the second prompt of the icon of the second application, or in response to releasing the seventh operation, switching from displaying the main interface to displaying the first split-screen interface, and the first split-screen interface includes the interface of the first application and the interface of the second application at the same time.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that, in response to releasing the seventh operation, the switching from displaying the main interface to displaying the first split-screen interface includes: Before releasing the seventh operation, it is detected that the contact duration of the second prompt of the icon of the first application and the icon of the second application is not less than a preset value. In response to releasing the seventh operation, the electronic device switches from displaying the main interface to displaying the first split-screen interface.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein, the method further includes: determining a second position of the interface of the first application relative to the interface of the second application in the first split-screen interface according to a first position of the second prompt in contact with the icon of the first application relative to the icon of the second application, where the first position includes one of left, right, above, and below, and wherein the second position is the same as the first position.

7. The method according to any one of claims 4-6, wherein, the displaying of at least two second prompts around the icon of at least one split-screen application includes: detecting that the split-screen direction supported by the electronic device is the left-right direction, and displaying a second prompt respectively to the left and right of each of the icons of the at least one split-screen application.

8. The method according to any one of claims 4-6, wherein, the displaying of at least two second prompts around the icon of at least one split-screen application includes: detecting that the split-screen direction supported by the electronic device is the up-down direction, and displaying a second prompt respectively above and below each of the icons of the at least one split-screen application.

9. An electronic device, wherein, it includes a display screen, a memory, and one or more processors; the memory is coupled to the one or more processors, and the memory is used to store computer program code, the computer program code includes computer instructions, and when the one or more processors execute the computer instructions, the electronic device executes the method according to any one of claims 1-8.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, including instructions, wherein, when the instructions run on an electronic device, the electronic device executes the method according to any one of claims 1-8.

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