A mobile terminal comprising: a microphone; a wireless communication unit; a touchscreen; and a controller configured to: activate the microphone in response to a first touch input received at the touchscreen, the microphone being activated while the first touch input is maintained at the touchscreen; set a target, being a character registered at a phonebook, in response to a first audio input received via the activated microphone while the first touch input is maintained at the touchscreen; and execute a specific application associated with the set target in response to releasing of the first touch input from the touchscreen or dragging in a first direction, following the first touch input, characterized in that the specific application comprises a messaging application and the controller is further configured to: cause the touchscreen to display a task window for composing a message to be transmitted to the target; activate the microphone in response to a second touch input received at the touchscreen while the task window is displayed, the microphone being activated while the second touch input is maintained at the touchscreen; convert a second audio input received via the activated microphone to text; and cause the wireless communication unit to transmit a message including the converted text to the target. a microphone; a wireless communication unit; a touchscreen; and a controller configured to: activate the microphone in response to a first touch input received at the touchscreen, the microphone being activated while the first touch input is maintained at the touchscreen; set a target, being a character registered at a phonebook, in response to a first audio input received via the activated microphone while the first touch input is maintained at the touchscreen; and execute a specific application associated with the set target in response to releasing of the first touch input from the touchscreen or dragging in a first direction, following the first touch input, activate the microphone in response to a first touch input received at the touchscreen, the microphone being activated while the first touch input is maintained at the touchscreen; set a target, being a character registered at a phonebook, in response to a first audio input received via the activated microphone while the first touch input is maintained at the touchscreen; and execute a specific application associated with the set target in response to releasing of the first touch input from the touchscreen or dragging in a first direction, following the first touch input, characterized in that the specific application comprises a messaging application and the controller is further configured to: cause the touchscreen to display a task window for composing a message to be transmitted to the target; activate the microphone in response to a second touch input received at the touchscreen while the task window is displayed, the microphone being activated while the second touch input is maintained at the touchscreen; convert a second audio input received via the activated microphone to text; and cause the wireless communication unit to transmit a message including the converted text to the target. cause the touchscreen to display a task window for composing a message to be transmitted to the target; activate the microphone in response to a second touch input received at the touchscreen while the task window is displayed, the microphone being activated while the second touch input is maintained at the touchscreen; convert a second audio input received via the activated microphone to text; and cause the wireless communication unit to transmit a message including the converted text to the target.