An application icon moving method, applied to an electronic device, wherein the method comprises: displaying, by the electronic device, a first interface, wherein the first interface comprises a first button; receiving, by the electronic device, a first operation performed by a user on the first button, and in response to the first operation, installing, by the electronic device, a first application on the electronic device; after the installation of the first application is completed, displaying, by the electronic device, a second interface, wherein the second interface comprises an icon (501, 602, 702, 801, 902, 1002, 1105, 1202, 1302, 1402) of the first application; receiving, by the electronic device, a second operation performed by the user on the icon (501, 602, 702, 801, 902, 1002, 1105, 1202, 1302, 1402) of the first application; in response to the second operation, displaying, by the electronic device, a management menu (1203, 1303), wherein the management menu (1203, 1303) is displayed around the icon (501, 602, 702, 801, 902, 1002, 1105, 1202, 1302, 1402) of the first application, and the management menu (1203, 1303) comprises one or more of the following identifiers: an identifier of a sub-screen of a home screen of the electronic device, or an identifier of a folder comprised in a sub-screen; receiving, by the electronic device, a third operation performed by the user on a first identifier comprised in the management menu (1203, 1303); and in response to the third operation, moving, by the electronic device, the icon (501, 602, 702, 801, 902, 1002, 1105, 1202, 1302, 1402) of the first application to a sub-screen or a folder corresponding to the first identifier. displaying, by the electronic device, a first interface, wherein the first interface comprises a first button; receiving, by the electronic device, a first operation performed by a user on the first button, and in response to the first operation, installing, by the electronic device, a first application on the electronic device; after the installation of the first application is completed, displaying, by the electronic device, a second interface, wherein the second interface comprises an icon (501, 602, 702, 801, 902, 1002, 1105, 1202, 1302, 1402) of the first application; receiving, by the electronic device, a second operation performed by the user on the icon (501, 602, 702, 801, 902, 1002, 1105, 1202, 1302, 1402) of the first application; in response to the second operation, displaying, by the electronic device, a management menu (1203, 1303), wherein the management menu (1203, 1303) is displayed around the icon (501, 602, 702, 801, 902, 1002, 1105, 1202, 1302, 1402) of the first application, and the management menu (1203, 1303) comprises one or more of the following identifiers: an identifier of a sub-screen of a home screen of the electronic device, or an identifier of a folder comprised in a sub-screen; receiving, by the electronic device, a third operation performed by the user on a first identifier comprised in the management menu (1203, 1303); and in response to the third operation, moving, by the electronic device, the icon (501, 602, 702, 801, 902, 1002, 1105, 1202, 1302, 1402) of the first application to a sub-screen or a folder corresponding to the first identifier.