US 12,282,649 B2
Method for managing application icon, terminal device, and storage medium
Yu Wu, Shenzhen (CN); Ting Zhang, Shenzhen (CN); and Yi Han, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Appl. No. 17/924,005
Filed by Honor Device Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
PCT Filed Aug. 26, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CN2021/114708
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 8, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/134637, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 30, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202011564302.3 (CN), filed on Dec. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0176717 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/04845 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04817 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
adding, if a free position exists in a plurality of rectangular circles in an icon grid, a target application icon corresponding to a target application at the free position, wherein the icon grid is formed by arranging all current application icons of a terminal device in a grid manner, and wherein the rectangular circles are centered on a center of the icon grid;
displaying a first desktop that comprises part of the application icons of the icon grid;
receiving a first desktop switching operation from a user;
switching from displaying the first desktop to displaying a second desktop in response to the first desktop switching operation, wherein the second desktop comprises all the application icons in the icon grid;
receiving a second desktop switching operation performed by the user; and
switching from displaying the second desktop to displaying the first desktop in response to the second desktop switching operation.