System and method for displaying and controlling task of remote device

A method comprising:

• displaying, by a first terminal, a recent tasks screen, wherein icons of N devices and at least two task cards are displayed on the recent tasks screen, and the N devices comprise the first terminal and a second terminal, and wherein N is greater than one;
• when at least two task cards of the second terminal is displayed on the recent tasks screen of the first terminal, displaying, by the first terminal, the two task cards of the second terminal in a single row or a plurality of rows on the recent tasks screen of the first terminal;
• receiving, on the first terminal, an operation on a displayed icon of the second terminal;
• displaying, on the second terminal, an application interface corresponding to the task card in response to the operation;
• and
• receiving, on the first terminal, a tap operation performed on an application icon corresponding to the task card or an operation performed on the task card, and in response pulling back the task card on the first terminal such that a continuing application interface corresponding to the task card is displayed on the first terminal and the second terminal stops displaying the application interface.

A first terminal, comprising:

• a memory configured to store program instructions;
• a processor configured to execute the program instructions to cause the first terminal to:
• display a recent tasks screen, wherein icons of N devices and at least two task cards are displayed on the recent tasks screen, wherein the N devices comprise the first terminal and a second terminal, and wherein N is greater than one;
• when at least two task cards of the second terminal is displayed on the recent tasks screen of the first terminal, display the at least two task cards of the second terminal in a single row or a plurality of rows on the recent tasks screen of the first terminal;
• receive an operation on a displayed icon of the second terminal;
• cause an application interface corresponding to the task card to be displayed on the second terminal in response to the operation;
• and
• receive, on the first terminal, a tap operation performed on an application icon corresponding to the task card or an operation performed on the task card, and in response pull back the task card on the first terminal such that a continuing application interface corresponding to the task card is displayed on the first terminal and the second terminal stops displaying the application interface.