A method for controlling a touchscreen display for operation by one hand, comprising: receiving, via the touchscreen, at least one point of contact on the touchscreen generated by one or more fingers of a user, the touchscreen including a plurality of icons; detecting, by at least one processing device, a total number of the points of contact on the touchscreen and respective coordinates of the points of contact; determining, based on the total number of the points of contact and the respective coordinates of the points of contact, which hand the user is using to operate the touchscreen; and controlling the touchscreen to display the plurality of icons based on a result of the determining, characterized in that the method further comprises determining a dividing line in the middle of the touchscreen; and wherein determining which hand the user is using further comprises: determining the user is using the left hand if: the total number of the points of contact is four; and the respective coordinates of the four points of contact all fall to the right side of the dividing line; or determining the user is using the right hand if: the total number of the points of contact is four; and the respective coordinates of the four points of contact all fall to the left side of the dividing line. receiving, via the touchscreen, at least one point of contact on the touchscreen generated by one or more fingers of a user, the touchscreen including a plurality of icons; detecting, by at least one processing device, a total number of the points of contact on the touchscreen and respective coordinates of the points of contact; determining, based on the total number of the points of contact and the respective coordinates of the points of contact, which hand the user is using to operate the touchscreen; and controlling the touchscreen to display the plurality of icons based on a result of the determining, characterized in that the method further comprises determining a dividing line in the middle of the touchscreen; and wherein determining which hand the user is using further comprises: determining the user is using the left hand if: the total number of the points of contact is four; and the respective coordinates of the four points of contact all fall to the right side of the dividing line; or determining the user is using the right hand if: the total number of the points of contact is four; and the respective coordinates of the four points of contact all fall to the left side of the dividing line. determining the user is using the left hand if: the total number of the points of contact is four; and the respective coordinates of the four points of contact all fall to the right side of the dividing line; or the total number of the points of contact is four; and the respective coordinates of the four points of contact all fall to the right side of the dividing line; determining the user is using the right hand if: the total number of the points of contact is four; and the respective coordinates of the four points of contact all fall to the left side of the dividing line. the total number of the points of contact is four; and the respective coordinates of the four points of contact all fall to the left side of the dividing line.