A display method, comprising: receiving a landscape or portrait orientation switching instruction; reading a display attribute of a currently displayed application and obtaining, according to the display attribute, landscape or portrait orientation configuration information of page display of the application; if the landscape or portrait orientation configuration information sets that a page supports only display in a single orientation, modifying the landscape or portrait orientation configuration information and a page display size of the application; wherein the single orientation refers to the orientation of the application before the orientation switching instruction; performing landscape or portrait orientation switching according to the landscape or portrait orientation switching instruction; and displaying, on an interface obtained after landscape or portrait orientation switching, the application whose page display size is modified; wherein the modifying a page display size of the application comprises: when the application is switched from portrait orientation display to landscape orientation display, configuring a page display width when the application is displayed in a landscape orientation as a page display width when the application is displayed in a portrait orientation, and configuring a page display height when the application is displayed in the landscape orientation to be less than or equal to the page display width when the application is displayed in the portrait orientation; and wherein the modifying a page display size of the application comprises: when the application is switched from landscape orientation display to portrait orientation display, configuring a page display width when the application is displayed in the portrait orientation to be less than or equal to the page display height when the application is displayed in the landscape orientation, and configuring a page display height when the application is displayed in the portrait orientation as the page display height when the application is displayed in the landscape orientation. receiving a landscape or portrait orientation switching instruction; reading a display attribute of a currently displayed application and obtaining, according to the display attribute, landscape or portrait orientation configuration information of page display of the application; if the landscape or portrait orientation configuration information sets that a page supports only display in a single orientation, modifying the landscape or portrait orientation configuration information and a page display size of the application; wherein the single orientation refers to the orientation of the application before the orientation switching instruction; performing landscape or portrait orientation switching according to the landscape or portrait orientation switching instruction; and displaying, on an interface obtained after landscape or portrait orientation switching, the application whose page display size is modified; wherein the modifying a page display size of the application comprises: when the application is switched from portrait orientation display to landscape orientation display, configuring a page display width when the application is displayed in a landscape orientation as a page display width when the application is displayed in a portrait orientation, and configuring a page display height when the application is displayed in the landscape orientation to be less than or equal to the page display width when the application is displayed in the portrait orientation; and wherein the modifying a page display size of the application comprises: when the application is switched from landscape orientation display to portrait orientation display, configuring a page display width when the application is displayed in the portrait orientation to be less than or equal to the page display height when the application is displayed in the landscape orientation, and configuring a page display height when the application is displayed in the portrait orientation as the page display height when the application is displayed in the landscape orientation.