A split-screen method, comprising: displaying (S 1001), by an electronic device, icons of a plurality of applications on a home screen; receiving, by the electronic device, a touch-and-hold operation or a force touch operation performed by a user on an icon of a first application, wherein the first application belongs to the plurality of applications; displaying (S 1003), by the electronic device, a plurality of first prompts around an icon or icons of one or more second-type applications in response to the touch-and-hold operation or the force touch operation, wherein the one or more second-type applications are applications that support split screen in the plurality of applications, and the plurality of first prompts is used to indicate that the one or more second-type applications support split screen; receiving, by the electronic device, a first operation performed by the user on the icon of the first application, wherein the first operation is dragging the icon of the first application to be in contact with one of the plurality of first prompts corresponding to an icon of a third application, and the third application is one of the one or more second-type applications; and switching, by the electronic device, from displaying the home screen to displaying a first split-screen interface in response to contact between the icon of the first application and one of the plurality of first prompts corresponding to the icon of the third application, wherein the first split-screen interface comprises an interface of the first application and an interface of the third application at the same time. displaying (S 1001), by an electronic device, icons of a plurality of applications on a home screen; receiving, by the electronic device, a touch-and-hold operation or a force touch operation performed by a user on an icon of a first application, wherein the first application belongs to the plurality of applications; displaying (S 1003), by the electronic device, a plurality of first prompts around an icon or icons of one or more second-type applications in response to the touch-and-hold operation or the force touch operation, wherein the one or more second-type applications are applications that support split screen in the plurality of applications, and the plurality of first prompts is used to indicate that the one or more second-type applications support split screen; receiving, by the electronic device, a first operation performed by the user on the icon of the first application, wherein the first operation is dragging the icon of the first application to be in contact with one of the plurality of first prompts corresponding to an icon of a third application, and the third application is one of the one or more second-type applications; and switching, by the electronic device, from displaying the home screen to displaying a first split-screen interface in response to contact between the icon of the first application and one of the plurality of first prompts corresponding to the icon of the third application, wherein the first split-screen interface comprises an interface of the first application and an interface of the third application at the same time.