WO2022022700A1

WO2022022700A1 - Application icon display method and apparatus, and electronic device

Info

Publication number: WO2022022700A1
Application number: PCT/CN2021/109714
Authority: WO
Inventors: 杨相和
Original assignee: 维沃移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2020-07-30
Filing date: 2021-07-30
Publication date: 2022-02-03
Also published as: CN111984163B; CN111984163A

Abstract

An application icon display method and apparatus, and an electronic device. The method comprises: receiving first input of a user on a target area, the target area being an empty area in the desktop of an electronic device; in response to the first input, displaying a first interface of an application store, the first interface comprising at least one application identifier, and each application identifier being used for indicating one application; receiving second input of the user on a target application identifier in the at least one application identifier; and in response to the second input, downloading and installing a target application indicated by the target application identifier, and displaying the icon of the target application in the target area.

Description

Application icon display method, device and electronic device

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202010749737.9 filed in China on Jul. 30, 2020, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

technical field

The present application belongs to the field of communication technologies, and in particular relates to a method, device and electronic device for displaying application icons.

Background technique

Generally, when a user installs an application through an electronic device, the electronic device can create an icon of the application, and display the icon of the application in an area on the desktop, so as to show the installed application to the user. Specifically, the electronic device may display the icon of the currently installed application in a position next to the last application icon on a page of the desktop.

However, in the above method, since the electronic device can only display the icon of the newly installed application program at the next position of the last application program icon, the electronic device has poor flexibility in displaying the icon of the application program on the desktop.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a method, apparatus and electronic device for displaying application icons, which can solve the problem that the electronic device has poor flexibility in displaying the icons of application programs on the desktop.

In order to solve the above technical problems, this application is implemented as follows:

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for displaying an application icon. The method for displaying an application icon includes: receiving a first input from a user to a target area, where the target area is a blank area on a desktop of an electronic device; an input, displaying a first interface of the application store, the first interface includes at least one application identifier, each application identifier is used to indicate an application program; a second input from the user on the target application identifier in the at least one application identifier is received ; In response to the second input, download and install the target application indicated by the target application identifier, and display the icon of the target application in the target area.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an apparatus for displaying application icons, where the apparatus for displaying application icons includes: a receiving module, a display module, and a downloading module. Wherein, the receiving module is used for receiving the first input from the user to the target area, where the target area is a blank area on the desktop of the electronic device. The display module is configured to display a first interface of the application store in response to the first input received by the receiving module, the first interface includes at least one application identifier, and each application identifier is respectively used to indicate an application program. The receiving module is further configured to receive a second input from the user to the target application identifier in the at least one application identifier. The downloading module is configured to download and install the target application indicated by the target application identifier in response to the second input received by the receiving module. The display module is also used to display the icon of the target application in the target area.

In a third aspect, embodiments of the present application provide an electronic device, the electronic device includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the program or instruction being The processor implements the steps of the method for displaying application icons according to the first aspect when executed.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a readable storage medium, where a program or an instruction is stored on the readable storage medium, and when the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the application icon display as described in the first aspect is realized steps of the method.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to run a program or an instruction, and implement the first aspect The application icon display method.

In this embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may run the first application program in the foreground according to the user's first input to the target area on the desktop (that is, the blank area on the desktop of the electronic device), so that the user can use the first application program to The target application identifier performs the second input, so that the electronic device downloads and installs the target application indicated by the target application identifier, and displays the icon of the target application in the target area. Because the user can make the first input to any blank area on the desktop (the area used to display the icon of the application program), so that the electronic device can quickly display the interface of the first application program, so that the user can The logo is used for the second input, so that the electronic device can download and install the application, and the icon of the application is displayed in the blank area of the desktop where the user performs the first input, that is, the user can input through a certain area on the desktop , so that the electronic device can flexibly display the icon of the application program in this area, so the electronic device has high flexibility in displaying the icon of the application program.

Description of drawings

1 is one of the schematic diagrams of a method for displaying application icons provided by an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 2 is one of the example schematic diagrams of an interface of a mobile phone provided by an embodiment of the present application;

3 is a second schematic diagram of a method for displaying application icons provided by an embodiment of the present application;

4 is the second schematic diagram of an example of an interface of a mobile phone provided by an embodiment of the present application;

5 is a third schematic diagram of a method for displaying application icons provided by an embodiment of the present application;

6 is the third example schematic diagram of an interface of a mobile phone provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a fourth schematic diagram of an example of an interface of a mobile phone provided by an embodiment of the present application;

8 is a fifth schematic diagram of an example of an interface of a mobile phone provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is one of the schematic structural diagrams of an application icon display device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is the second schematic structural diagram of an application icon display device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The terms "first", "second" and the like in the description and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It is to be understood that data so used may be interchanged under appropriate circumstances so that embodiments of the application can be practiced in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, "and/or" in the description and claims indicates at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/" generally indicates that the associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

The method for displaying application icons provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below through specific embodiments and application scenarios with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the embodiment of the present application, when a user needs to download and install an application program through an electronic device, the user does not need to open the application mall first in the traditional way, so as to find the installation option of the application program in the application mall, so as to realize the installation of the application program in the application mall. Download and install the application, but through this solution, the user can display the icon of the application according to the display requirements of the application icon, that is, the electronic device is required to display the icon of the application in which area of the page on the desktop (for example, the application needs to be displayed on the desktop). The area A of the page 1 in the page 1 displays the icon of the application program), input this area A, so that the electronic device can directly jump to the interface of a specific application program (an application program for downloading each application program, such as an application store) , so that the user can input the installation option (such as the identifier of the application) of the application that needs to be downloaded and installed in the specific application, so that the electronic device downloads and installs the application, and jumps to the Page 1, and display the application's icon at area A to show the user the location of the application's icon.

It should be noted that downloading and installing an application can be understood as: downloading and installing a data package of the application.

With this solution, the user can input in the corresponding area on the desktop according to the display requirements of the application program icon, so that the electronic device can download and install the application program, and flexibly display the application program icon in the corresponding area.

An embodiment of the present application provides a method for displaying an application icon. FIG. 1 shows a flowchart of a method for displaying an application icon provided by an embodiment of the present application, and the method can be applied to an electronic device. As shown in FIG. 1 , the method for displaying an application icon provided by this embodiment of the present application may include the following steps 201 to 204 .

Step 201: The electronic device receives a first input of a target area by a user.

In the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned target area is a blank area on the desktop of the electronic device.

In this embodiment of the present application, the user can perform a first input on a blank area on a page of the desktop, so that the electronic device can open the first application program to display the interface of the first application program (that is, open the application store to display the application store) interface.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned blank area can be understood as an area in which an icon of an application program is not displayed, and an icon of an installed application program can be displayed.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned first application is an application that can download each application, and the first application includes installation options (that is, installation information, including the identifier of the application (such as (including the name and icon, etc.), the data package size of the application, the number of installed devices, etc.), for example, the first application may be an application store or an application store.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned first input may specifically be a long-press input, a double-click input, or an input of a preset pattern by the user in the target area. Specifically, it can be set according to actual usage requirements, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

Exemplarily, the electronic device is a mobile phone as an example for description. As shown in FIG. 2 , the mobile phone displays a page 10 of the desktop, the page 10 includes icons of multiple applications, and includes multiple blank areas, such as blank area 11 , blank area 12 and blank area 13 (all in FIG. 2 ). Indicated by a dashed box), the user can perform a first input on a blank area (eg, blank area 12 ), so that the mobile phone can open the first application.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, with reference to FIG. 1 , as shown in FIG. 3 , before the above step 201 , the application icon display method provided by the embodiment of the present application further includes the

following steps

301 and 302 .

Step 301: The electronic device receives a fourth input from the user on the desktop.

In the embodiment of the present application, after the user performs an unlock input on the electronic device, the electronic device is in an unlocked state and displays the main desktop, and the user can perform a fourth input on the main desktop, so that the electronic device can control the desktop to be in the target mode.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the fourth input may specifically be a user's long-press input on the desktop, a double-click input, or an input of a preset pattern, or the like. Specifically, it can be set according to actual usage requirements, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

Step 302, the electronic device controls the desktop to be in the target mode in response to the fourth input, and divides the desktop into multiple areas.

In the embodiment of the present application, the target mode allows editing of the icon of the application program on the desktop, each of the above-mentioned multiple areas is used to display an icon of an application program, and the multiple areas include the target area.

It should be noted that the above target mode can be understood as: in the target mode, the user can input through a blank area on the desktop, so that the electronic device displays the interface of the first application program. Of course, in the target mode, the user can also perform editing operations (eg, delete operations, drag operations, etc.) on the icons of the application programs on the desktop.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may divide each page of the desktop into multiple areas, and each area in the multiple areas has the same size, so that when an application is installed, the Icons are displayed in an area.

In this embodiment of the present application, the user can first trigger the electronic device to be in the target mode, and then input in the target area, so that the electronic device can directly jump to the interface of the first application program, so that the user can enter the first application program in the first application program. The application identifier of the electronic device is input, so that the electronic device downloads and installs the corresponding application, and displays the icon of the application at the target area, so as to show the user the location of the icon of the application.

Step 202: The electronic device displays a first interface of the application store in response to the first input.

In this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned first interface includes at least one application identifier, and each application identifier is respectively used to indicate an application program.

In this embodiment of the present application, after receiving the first input, the electronic device may run the first application in the foreground, that is, jump to the interface of the first application, where the interface includes at least one application identifier, and the at least one application identifier includes At least one of the following: an installed application's identity and an uninstalled application's identity.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned at least one application identifier can be understood as: the identifier of the application program that is not installed included in the first application program, and the identifier of the application program not installed displayed on the interface of the first application program is one of the identifiers of the at least one application program. of.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the application identifier may be understood as: an installation option of the application or an installation label of the application, and the application identifier may include at least one of the following: the name of the application, the icon of the application, the label of the application Data package size and application download control (for downloading and installing the application), etc., the user can input the application identifier, so that the electronic device can download and install the application indicated by the application identifier.

Exemplarily, with reference to FIG. 2 , as shown in FIG. 4 , after the user makes the first input to the blank area 12 , the mobile phone can run the first application program in the foreground, that is, the interface 14 of the first application program is displayed. Multiple application identifiers are displayed in the interface 14, such as application identifiers 15 to 17, and each application identifier includes the name of the application, the icon of the application, and the download control of the application. The multiple application identifiers include application identifiers 15 to 17 .

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, with reference to FIG. 1 , as shown in FIG. 5 , before the “running the first application program in the foreground” in the foregoing step 202 , the application icon display method provided by the embodiment of the present application further includes the following: The

above steps

401 and 402, and the above step 202 can be specifically implemented by the following step 202a.

Step 401, the electronic device displays the target control in response to the first input.

In the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned target control is used to download and install an application program.

In the embodiment of the present application, after receiving the first input, the electronic device can display the target control, so that after the user inputs the target control, it can jump to the interface of the first application program for the user to trigger the download of the application program and install.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may display the target control on the desktop, or display the target control in a floating form, or the like.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, before the "display target control" in the above step 401, the application icon display method provided by the embodiment of the present application further includes the following steps 501 and 502.

Step 501 , the electronic device, in response to the first input, determines whether there is an icon of an application program in the target area.

Step 502: In the case that the icon of the application program does not exist in the target area, the electronic device marks the target area in a preset manner.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the foregoing preset mode may be any of the following: a wireframe marking method, a color marking method (for example, a color filling mark), a text indicating method, and the like.

Exemplarily, with reference to FIG. 2 , as shown in FIG. 6 , after the user makes a first input to the blank area 12 , the mobile phone can mark the blank area 12 in a preset manner (eg, a wire frame marking manner) (in FIG. box) to prompt the user where the icon of the subsequently installed application is displayed.

In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may mark the target area in a preset manner to prompt the user for the display position of the icon of the subsequently installed application program, so as to meet the user's needs and accurately display the application program at the corresponding position on the desktop. icon.

Step 402: The electronic device receives a third input from the user to the target control.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned third input may be a user's selection input on a target control (for example, a single-click input).

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, when the electronic device displays the target control, it can also display prompt information and a "cancel" control, the prompt information is used to prompt the user to trigger the download and installation of the application program, and the "cancel" control is used to The user triggers the electronic device to resume displaying the desktop.

Exemplarily, in conjunction with FIG. 6, as shown in FIG. 7, the mobile phone marks the blank area 12 in a preset manner, and displays prompt information (download and install the application), target controls (for example, prompt window 18) in the form of a floating window (for example, prompt window 18). A "download" control) and a "cancel" control, the user can perform a third input on the "download" control, so that the mobile phone displays the interface 14 of the first application as shown in FIG. 4 .

Step 202a, the electronic device displays the first interface of the application store in response to the third input.

In the embodiment of the present application, after the user performs the first input, the electronic device may first display the target control to prompt the user that the application program can be downloaded and installed, and effectively prompt the user that the application program can be downloaded and installed through the target control. At the same time of installation, it is also avoided that the electronic device directly runs the first application program in the foreground caused by the user's false trigger, thus improving the accuracy of the electronic device running the first application program in the foreground.

Step 203: The electronic device receives a second input by the user of the target application identifier in the at least one application identifier.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned second input may be the user's selection input of the target application identifier, for example, may be the selection input of the download control in the target application identifier.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned second input may include a first sub-input and a second sub-input, and the first sub-input may be a user's search input for the target application identifier in the first application program (for example, in the The input of the name of the application in the search area of the first application), the second sub-input may be the user's selection input of the target application identifier.

Step 204: In response to the second input, the electronic device downloads and installs the target application indicated by the target application identifier, and displays the icon of the target application in the target area.

In the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may obtain the data package of the target application program from the corresponding server (the server corresponding to the target application program) through the first application program, and complete the installation of the target application program based on the data package.

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, after completing the installation of the target application, the electronic device may jump to the desktop to show the user the display position of the icon of the target application; or, the electronic device is downloading and installing the target application. During the process, you can jump to the desktop to show the user where the icon of the target application is displayed.

It should be noted that during the process of downloading and installing the target application, the electronic device displays the icon of the target application in the target area of the desktop, and displays the icon in a preset manner (for example, displaying a fan-shaped area on the icon of the target application) The progress of the download or installation of the target application.

Exemplarily, with reference to FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 8, after the user makes a second input to the application identifier 16, the mobile phone can download and install the application program indicated by the application identifier 16, and display it in the blank area 12 on the desktop. The icon of the application indicated by the application identification 16 (eg, a "fitness" icon).

Optionally, in this embodiment of the present application, in the process of downloading and installing the target application, the electronic device may display a preset area on the desktop (for example, the next display area of the icon of the last application on a certain page of the desktop). The icon of the target application is displayed, and after the installation of the target application is completed, the icon of the target application is moved from the preset area to the target area.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, before the "display the icon of the target application program in the target area" in the above step 204, the application icon display method provided by the embodiment of the present application further includes the following steps 601 and 602.

Step 601, the electronic device obtains the data packet information of the target application.

In this embodiment of the present application, the electronic device may acquire the data packet information of the target application program from the first application program. Optionally, the data package information may include at least one of the following: a data package name (ie, a data package package name), a data package size, and icon information of an application program corresponding to the data package, and the like.

Step 602: The electronic device generates an icon of the target application according to the data package information.

The embodiment of the present application provides a method for displaying an application icon. The electronic device can run the first application program in the foreground according to the user's first input on the target area on the desktop (that is, the blank area on the desktop of the electronic device), so that the user can run the first application program on the desktop. The first application performs a second input on the target application identifier, so that the electronic device downloads and installs the target application indicated by the target application identifier, and displays the icon of the target application in the target area. Because the user can make the first input to any blank area on the desktop (the area used to display the icon of the application program), so that the electronic device can quickly display the interface of the first application program, so that the user can The logo is used for the second input, so that the electronic device can download and install the application, and the icon of the application is displayed in the blank area of the desktop where the user performs the first input, that is, the user can input through a certain area on the desktop , so that the electronic device can flexibly display the icon of the application program in this area, so the electronic device has high flexibility in displaying the icon of the application program.

It should be noted that, for the application icon display method provided by the embodiments of the present application, the execution subject may be an electronic device, an application icon display device, or a control module in the application icon display device for executing the loaded application icon display method. In the embodiment of the present application, the method for displaying an icon of a loaded application performed by an electronic device is used as an example to describe the method for displaying an application icon provided by the embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 9 shows a possible schematic structural diagram of the application icon display apparatus involved in the embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 9 , the application icon display apparatus 70 may include: a receiving module 71 , a display module 72 and a downloading module 73 .

Wherein, the receiving module 71 is configured to receive the first input of the target area by the user, where the target area is a blank area on the desktop of the electronic device. The display module 72 is configured to display the first interface of the application store in response to the first input received by the receiving module 71, and the first interface includes at least one application identifier, and each application identifier is used to indicate an application program. The receiving module 71 is further configured to receive a second input from the user to the target application identifier in the at least one application identifier. The downloading module 73 is configured to download and install the target application indicated by the target application identifier in response to the second input received by the receiving module 71 . The display module 72 is further configured to display the icon of the target application in the target area.

In a possible implementation manner, the above-mentioned display module 72 is further configured to display a target control before displaying the first interface of the application store, where the target control is used to download and install the application program. The above receiving module 71 is further configured to receive a third input from the user to the target control displayed by the display module 72 . The above-mentioned display module 72 is specifically configured to display the first interface of the application store in response to the third input received by the receiving module 71 .

In a possible implementation manner, with reference to FIG. 9 , as shown in FIG. 10 , the application icon display apparatus 70 provided by the embodiment of the present application further includes: a judgment module 74 and a marking module 75 . Wherein, the judgment module 74 is used for judging whether the icon of the application program exists in the target area before the display module 72 displays the target control. The marking module 75 is configured to mark the target area in a preset manner when the judging module 74 judges that the icon of the application program does not exist in the target area.

In a possible implementation manner, the application icon display apparatus 70 provided by the embodiment of the present application further includes: an acquisition module and a generation module. Wherein, the obtaining module is configured to obtain the data package information of the target application before the display module 72 displays the icon of the target application in the target area. The generating module is used for generating the icon of the target application according to the data packet information obtained by the obtaining module.

In a possible implementation manner, the above-mentioned receiving module 71 is further configured to receive a fourth input from the user on the desktop before receiving the first input from the user. The application icon display apparatus 70 provided by the embodiment of the present application further includes: a control module and a division module. The control module is configured to control the desktop to be in the target mode in response to the fourth input received by the receiving module 71 . The division module is used to divide the desktop into multiple areas, and in the target mode, the icons of the applications are allowed to be edited on the desktop, and each area is respectively used to display the icons of one application, and the multiple areas include the target area.

The apparatus for displaying application icons provided in the embodiments of the present application can implement various processes implemented by the electronic device in the foregoing method embodiments. To avoid repetition, the detailed description is not repeated here.

An embodiment of the present application provides an application icon display device. Since the user can perform a first input on any blank area on the desktop (ie, the blank area on the desktop), the application icon display device can quickly display the first application program. interface, so that the user can make a second input to the identifier of a certain application program, so that the application icon display device can download and install the application program, and display the icon of the application program in the blank area of the desktop where the user performs the first input, That is, the user can input in a certain area on the desktop, so that the application icon display device can flexibly display the application icon in the area, so the application icon display device has high flexibility in displaying the application icon.

The device for displaying application icons in this embodiment of the present application may be a device, or may be a component, an integrated circuit, or a chip in a terminal. The apparatus may be a mobile electronic device or a non-mobile electronic device. Exemplarily, the mobile electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a palmtop computer, an in-vehicle electronic device, a wearable device, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook, or a personal digital assistant (personal digital assistant). assistant, PDA), etc., non-mobile electronic devices can be servers, network attached storage (Network Attached Storage, NAS), personal computer (personal computer, PC), television (television, TV), teller machine or self-service machine, etc., this application Examples are not specifically limited.

The device for displaying application icons in this embodiment of the present application may be a device having an operating system. The operating system may be an Android (Android) operating system, an ios operating system, or other possible operating systems, which are not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application.

The application icon display apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented by the electronic device in the foregoing method embodiment, and to avoid repetition, details are not described here.

Optionally, an embodiment of the present application further provides an electronic device, including a processor 110, a memory 109, a program or instruction stored in the memory 109 and executable on the processor 110, the program or instruction being processed by the processor When 110 is executed, each process of the foregoing method embodiment is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

It should be noted that the electronic devices in the embodiments of the present application include the aforementioned mobile electronic devices and non-mobile electronic devices.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device implementing an embodiment of the present application.

The electronic device 100 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 101, a network module 102, an audio output unit 103, an input unit 104, a sensor 105, a display unit 106, a user input unit 107, an interface unit 108, a memory 109, and a processor 110, etc. part.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the electronic device 100 may also include a power source (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components, and the power source may be logically connected to the processor 110 through a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power management through the power management system. consumption management and other functions. The structure of the electronic device shown in FIG. 11 does not constitute a limitation on the electronic device. The electronic device may include more or less components than those shown in the figure, or combine some components, or arrange different components, which will not be repeated here. .

The user input unit 107 is configured to receive a first input from the user to a target area, where the target area is a blank area on the desktop of the electronic device.

The display unit 106 is configured to display a first interface of the application store in response to the first input, the first interface includes at least one application identifier, and each application identifier is respectively used to indicate an application program.

The user input unit 107 is further configured to receive a second input from the user on the target application identifier in the at least one application identifier.

The processor 110 is configured to, in response to the second input, download and install the target application indicated by the target application identifier.

The display unit 106 is further configured to display the icon of the target application in the target area.

An embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device. Since a user can perform a first input on any blank area on the desktop (that is, a blank area on the desktop of the electronic device), the electronic device can quickly display the interface of the first application program , so that the user can make a second input to the identifier of an application program, so that the electronic device can download and install the application program, and display the icon of the application program in the blank area of the desktop where the user made the first input, that is, the user can By inputting in a certain area on the desktop, the electronic device can flexibly display the icon of the application program in the area, so the electronic device has high flexibility in displaying the icon of the application program.

Optionally, the display unit 106 is further configured to display a target control before the display unit 106 displays the first interface of the application store, where the target control is used to download and install the application program. The user input unit 107 is further configured to receive a third input from the user to the target control. The display unit 106 is specifically configured to display the first interface of the application store in response to the third input.

Optionally, the processor 110 is further configured to determine whether there is an icon of the application in the target area before the display unit 106 displays the target control, and in the case that the icon of the application does not exist in the target area, use a preset method. Mark the target area.

Optionally, the processor 110 is further configured to acquire data package information of the target application before the display unit 106 displays the icon of the target application in the target area, and generate the icon of the target application according to the data package information.

Optionally, the user input unit 107 is further configured to receive the user's fourth input on the desktop before receiving the user's first input. The processor 110 is further configured to, in response to the fourth input, control the desktop to be in the target mode, and divide the desktop into a plurality of areas. In the target mode, the icons of the application programs can be edited on the desktop, and each area is used for displaying An icon for an application with multiple areas including the target area.

Embodiments of the present application further provide a readable storage medium, where a program or an instruction is stored on the readable storage medium, and when the program or instruction is executed by a processor, each process of the foregoing method embodiments can be implemented, and the same technology can be achieved The effect, in order to avoid repetition, is not repeated here.

Wherein, the processor is the processor in the electronic device described in the foregoing embodiments. The readable storage medium includes a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and the like.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, where the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to run a program or an instruction to implement each process of the foregoing method embodiments , and can achieve the same technical effect, in order to avoid repetition, it is not repeated here.

It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as a system-on-chip, a system-on-chip, a system-on-a-chip, or a system-on-a-chip, or the like.

It should be noted that, herein, the terms "comprising", "comprising" or any other variation thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, It also includes other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such a process, method, article or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element qualified by the phrase "comprising a..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in a process, method, article or apparatus that includes the element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatus in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing the functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing the functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in the reverse order depending on the functions involved. To perform functions, for example, the described methods may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to some examples may be combined in other examples.

From the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method of the above embodiment can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is better implementation. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application can be embodied in the form of a software product in essence or in a part that contributes to the prior art, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, CD-ROM), including several instructions to make a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this application.

The embodiments of the present application have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments, which are merely illustrative rather than restrictive. Under the inspiration of this application, without departing from the scope of protection of the purpose of this application and the claims, many forms can be made, which all fall within the protection of this application.

Claims

A method for displaying an application icon, the method comprising:

receiving a first input from a user to a target area, where the target area is a blank area on the desktop of the electronic device;

In response to the first input, displaying a first interface of the application store, the first interface includes at least one application identifier, and each application identifier is used to indicate an application program;

receiving a second user input of a target application identifier in the at least one application identifier;

In response to the second input, the target application indicated by the target application identifier is downloaded and installed, and the icon of the target application is displayed in the target area.
The method according to claim 1, wherein before the displaying the first interface of the application store, the method further comprises:

Displaying a target control, the target control is used to download the application;

receiving a third input from the user to the target control;

The display of the first interface of the application store includes:

In response to the third input, a first interface of the application store is displayed.
The method according to claim 2, wherein before the displaying the target control, the method further comprises:

Determine whether there is an icon of the application in the target area;

In the case that the icon of the application program does not exist in the target area, the target area is marked in a preset manner.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein before the icon of the target application is displayed in the target area, the method further comprises:

Obtain the data packet information of the target application;

According to the data package information, the icon of the target application is generated.
The method according to claim 1, wherein before the receiving the first user input on the target area, the method further comprises:

receiving a fourth input from the user on the desktop;

In response to the fourth input, the desktop is controlled to be in a target mode, and the desktop is divided into a plurality of areas. The target mode allows editing of application icons in the desktop, and each area is For displaying an icon of an application, the plurality of areas include the target area.
An application icon display device, the application icon display device includes: a receiving module, a display module and a download module;

The receiving module is configured to receive a first input from a user to a target area, where the target area is a blank area on the desktop of the electronic device;

The display module is configured to display a first interface of the application store in response to the first input received by the receiving module, the first interface includes at least one application identifier, and each application identifier is used to indicate an application;

The receiving module is further configured to receive a second input from the user to the target application identifier in the at least one application identifier;

the downloading module, configured to download and install the target application indicated by the target application identifier in response to the second input received by the receiving module;

The display module is further configured to display the icon of the target application in the target area.
The device according to claim 6, wherein the display module is further configured to display a target control before displaying the first interface of the application store, and the target control is used to download and install the application program;

The receiving module is further configured to receive a third input from the user to the target control displayed by the display module;

The display module is specifically configured to display the first interface of the application store in response to the third input received by the receiving module.
The device according to claim 7, wherein the device for displaying application icons further comprises: a judging module and a marking module;

The judging module is used for judging whether there is an icon of an application program in the target area before the display module displays the target control;

The marking module is configured to mark the target area in a preset manner when the judging module judges that the icon of the application program does not exist in the target area.
The device according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the device for displaying application icons further comprises: an acquiring module and a generating module;

The obtaining module is configured to obtain the data packet information of the target application before the display module displays the icon of the target application in the target area;

The generating module is configured to generate the icon of the target application according to the data packet information acquired by the acquiring module.
The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the receiving module is further configured to receive a fourth input from the user on the desktop before receiving the first input from the user on the target area;

The application icon display device further includes: a control module and a division module;

the control module, configured to control the desktop to be in a target mode in response to the fourth input received by the receiving module;

The dividing module is used to divide the desktop into a plurality of areas, and the target mode allows editing of the icons of the application programs in the desktop, and each area is used to display an icon of an application program, so the The plurality of areas includes the target area.
An electronic device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored on the memory and executable on the processor, the program or instruction being executed by the processor to achieve as claimed in claims 1 to 5 The steps of any one of the method for displaying application icons.
A readable storage medium on which programs or instructions are stored, and when the programs or instructions are executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method for displaying application icons according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
A computer program product, the program product being executed by at least one processor to implement the application icon display method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
An electronic device, comprising the electronic device configured to perform the application icon display method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.