METHOD FOR STARTING APPLICATION PROGRAM AND TERMINAL DEVICE HAVING TOUCH DISPLAY SCREEN

摘要

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies and provides a method for starting an application program and a terminal device having a touchscreen, so as to start at least one application program during unlocking. The method includes: displaying, in a first sensing area, an application program to be displayed; and in a case that the first trigger signal is detected in the first sensing area and a second trigger signal is detected in a second sensing area, unlocking the touchscreen and starting an application program triggered by the first trigger signal. The embodiments of the present invention are applicable to a scenario where a terminal device is used.