A method for split screen control of a mobile terminal, comprising: displaying interfaces of different applications on different split screens after a split screen mode is triggered, wherein displaying the interfaces of different applications on different split screens comprises: displaying a plurality of running applications on at least two split screens respectively, when a number of the plurality of running applications is equal to a number of the at least two split screens; selecting, according to a first logic, running applications of which a number is equal to that of the at least two split screens, when the number of the plurality of running applications is greater than the number of the at least two split screens, wherein the first logic comprises: wake-up times or usage times of the plurality of running applications, or recent use duration of the plurality of running applications; and displaying the running applications selected on the at least two split screens respectively; acquiring in the split screen mode, by the mobile terminal, a split screen for desktop icon display, wherein a desktop icon is an icon for launching an application; detecting, by the mobile terminal, an instruction for desktop icon display; acquiring, by the mobile terminal, a desktop icon; when an application is already displayed on the split screen for desktop icon display, the application displayed on the split screen for desktop icon display is converted to run in the background instead of being displayed in the foreground, in order to display the desktop icon on the split screen for desktop icon display; displaying, by the mobile terminal, the desktop icon on the split screen for desktop icon display, upon receiving the instruction for desktop icon display, wherein the desktop icon displayed on the split screen for desktop icon display is part of desktop icons, and wherein the part of desktop icons is determined as most frequently used top N applications, commonly used system services, and top N of most frequently used applications in most recent period of time; and displaying in full screen or stopping launching, by the mobile terminal, an application not suitable for split screen display, according to an application launching instruction. displaying interfaces of different applications on different split screens after a split screen mode is triggered, wherein displaying the interfaces of different applications on different split screens comprises: displaying a plurality of running applications on at least two split screens respectively, when a number of the plurality of running applications is equal to a number of the at least two split screens; selecting, according to a first logic, running applications of which a number is equal to that of the at least two split screens, when the number of the plurality of running applications is greater than the number of the at least two split screens, wherein the first logic comprises: wake-up times or usage times of the plurality of running applications, or recent use duration of the plurality of running applications; and displaying the running applications selected on the at least two split screens respectively; acquiring in the split screen mode, by the mobile terminal, a split screen for desktop icon display, wherein a desktop icon is an icon for launching an application; detecting, by the mobile terminal, an instruction for desktop icon display; acquiring, by the mobile terminal, a desktop icon; when an application is already displayed on the split screen for desktop icon display, the application displayed on the split screen for desktop icon display is converted to run in the background instead of being displayed in the foreground, in order to display the desktop icon on the split screen for desktop icon display; displaying, by the mobile terminal, the desktop icon on the split screen for desktop icon display, upon receiving the instruction for desktop icon display, wherein the desktop icon displayed on the split screen for desktop icon display is part of desktop icons, and wherein the part of desktop icons is determined as most frequently used top N applications, commonly used system services, and top N of most frequently used applications in most recent period of time; and displaying in full screen or stopping launching, by the mobile terminal, an application not suitable for split screen display, according to an application launching instruction.