A shortcut key control method, comprising: Displaying, by a terminal, a first interface; Receiving, by the terminal, a first phase of a sliding operation entered by a user in the first interface, wherein a start location of a finger of the user in the first phase is a point on a first edge in the first interface, and an end location of the finger of the user in the first phase is a point away from the first edge in the first interface; in response to the first phase of the sliding operation, displaying, by the terminal, a shortcut menu in the first interface, wherein the shortcut menu comprises at least one shortcut key; receiving, by the terminal, a second phase of the sliding operation entered by the user in the first interface, wherein a start location of the finger of the user in the second phase is the end location of the finger of the user in the first phase, and an end location of the finger of the user in the second phase is a first shortcut key in the shortcut menu; and receiving, by the terminal, a third phase of the sliding operation entered by the user in the first interface, wherein the third phase is a process in which the finger of the user drags the first shortcut key, a start location of the finger of the user in the third phase is the end location of the finger of the user in the second phase, and an end location of the finger of the user in the third phase is a location at which the finger of the user leaves a touchscreen (104, 2201); and in response to the third phase of the sliding operation, enabling, by the terminal, the shortcut function corresponding to the first shortcut key, wherein the first shortcut key is an icon of a second application; and the enabling, by the terminal, a shortcut function corresponding to the first shortcut key comprises: if the terminal detects that the user drags the icon of the second application to slide along a first direction in the third phase of the sliding operation, enabling, by the terminal, a first application function of the second application; or if the terminal detects that the user drags the icon of the second application to slide along a second direction in the third phase of the sliding operation, enabling, by the terminal, a second application function of the second application. Displaying, by a terminal, a first interface; Receiving, by the terminal, a first phase of a sliding operation entered by a user in the first interface, wherein a start location of a finger of the user in the first phase is a point on a first edge in the first interface, and an end location of the finger of the user in the first phase is a point away from the first edge in the first interface; in response to the first phase of the sliding operation, displaying, by the terminal, a shortcut menu in the first interface, wherein the shortcut menu comprises at least one shortcut key; receiving, by the terminal, a second phase of the sliding operation entered by the user in the first interface, wherein a start location of the finger of the user in the second phase is the end location of the finger of the user in the first phase, and an end location of the finger of the user in the second phase is a first shortcut key in the shortcut menu; and receiving, by the terminal, a third phase of the sliding operation entered by the user in the first interface, wherein the third phase is a process in which the finger of the user drags the first shortcut key, a start location of the finger of the user in the third phase is the end location of the finger of the user in the second phase, and an end location of the finger of the user in the third phase is a location at which the finger of the user leaves a touchscreen (104, 2201); and in response to the third phase of the sliding operation, enabling, by the terminal, the shortcut function corresponding to the first shortcut key, wherein the first shortcut key is an icon of a second application; and the enabling, by the terminal, a shortcut function corresponding to the first shortcut key comprises: if the terminal detects that the user drags the icon of the second application to slide along a first direction in the third phase of the sliding operation, enabling, by the terminal, a first application function of the second application; or if the terminal detects that the user drags the icon of the second application to slide along a second direction in the third phase of the sliding operation, enabling, by the terminal, a second application function of the second application. if the terminal detects that the user drags the icon of the second application to slide along a first direction in the third phase of the sliding operation, enabling, by the terminal, a first application function of the second application; or if the terminal detects that the user drags the icon of the second application to slide along a second direction in the third phase of the sliding operation, enabling, by the terminal, a second application function of the second application.