SPLIT-SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS

• Main Authors: REN, Jie, MAO, Lu, ZHONG, Dayou
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 25.09.2024
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYSICS

Embodiments of this application provide a split-screen display method and apparatus, and relate to the field of terminal technologies. A problem in which a user needs to perform frequent operations for application switching can be resolved and user experience may be improved. The method is: An electronic device displays a first interface of a first application in full screen at a first moment. The electronic device displays split-screen prompt information in the first interface of the first application when a first preset condition is satisfied, where in the split-screen prompt information, an application icon of the first application is located on a left side, an upper side, or an upper left side of an application icon of a second application, a preset graphic (a vertical line or an ellipse) and/or preset text ("enter split-screen mode" or "split screen") are also included in the split-screen prompt information, and the split-screen prompt information is for prompting split-screen display to be performed on the first application and the second application. The electronic device displays a split-screen interface in response to an operation by a user based on the split-screen prompt information, where the split-screen interface includes the first interface of the first application and a second interface of the second application.