A terminal control method, comprising: detecting multiple touch points formed on a screen interface; and displaying a management interface of hidden icons on the screen interface, wherein contents initially displayed on the screen interface are displayed in in a first area on the screen interface, and the management interface of hidden icons is displayed in a second area other than the first area on the screen interface, characterised in that: the management interface of hidden icons is displayed if at least one of the touch points slides to a first direction and at least one of the remaining touch points slides to a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a display position of the first area or the second area on the screen interface is determined according to position information of the multiple touch points on the screen interface; and wherein the method further comprises: if any application icon in the first area is dragged into the second area, setting the application icon being dragged into the second area to be a hidden icon from a non-hidden icon; and/or if any application icon in the second area is dragged into the first area, setting the application icon being dragged into the first area to be a non-hidden icon from a hidden icon. detecting multiple touch points formed on a screen interface; and displaying a management interface of hidden icons on the screen interface, wherein contents initially displayed on the screen interface are displayed in in a first area on the screen interface, and the management interface of hidden icons is displayed in a second area other than the first area on the screen interface, characterised in that: the management interface of hidden icons is displayed if at least one of the touch points slides to a first direction and at least one of the remaining touch points slides to a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a display position of the first area or the second area on the screen interface is determined according to position information of the multiple touch points on the screen interface; and wherein the method further comprises: if any application icon in the first area is dragged into the second area, setting the application icon being dragged into the second area to be a hidden icon from a non-hidden icon; and/or if any application icon in the second area is dragged into the first area, setting the application icon being dragged into the first area to be a non-hidden icon from a hidden icon. the management interface of hidden icons is displayed if at least one of the touch points slides to a first direction and at least one of the remaining touch points slides to a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a display position of the first area or the second area on the screen interface is determined according to position information of the multiple touch points on the screen interface; and wherein the method further comprises: if any application icon in the first area is dragged into the second area, setting the application icon being dragged into the second area to be a hidden icon from a non-hidden icon; and/or if any application icon in the second area is dragged into the first area, setting the application icon being dragged into the first area to be a non-hidden icon from a hidden icon. if any application icon in the first area is dragged into the second area, setting the application icon being dragged into the second area to be a hidden icon from a non-hidden icon; and/or if any application icon in the second area is dragged into the first area, setting the application icon being dragged into the first area to be a non-hidden icon from a hidden icon.