Display control method and terminal device for determining a display layout manner of an application

A terminal device, comprising:

• a processor,
• a memory coupled with the processor to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the terminal device to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• determining, in response to a first operation of a user, an application running on the terminal device, wherein the first operation is used to trigger the terminal device to display a multi-task interface of a plurality applications running on the terminal device, for the user to view the plurality applications running on the terminal device, and to switch an application running in a foreground;
• obtaining a display layout manner of the application;
• and
• displaying the multi-task interface, wherein the multi-task interface of the terminal device comprises multiple display regions respectively corresponding to N display layout manners, wherein areas of display regions respectively corresponding to at least two display layout manners in the N display layout manners are different, and an interface of the application which satisfies the display layout manner of the application is displayed in a display region, among the multiple display regions, corresponding to the display layout manner of the application.