Mobile terminal and control method thereof

A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

• allowing, via a wireless communication unit, wireless communication with at least one other terminal;
• receiving, via a controller, a lock screen input command;
• displaying, via a display unit, a lock screen on the display unit upon receiving the lock screen input command;
• receiving, via the controller, a predetermined touch input on the lock screen;
• displaying, via the display unit, a home screen in an overlapping manner with the lock screen upon receiving the predetermined touch input on the lock screen;
• identifying, via the controller, an icon displayed at a position on the home screen corresponding to a position of the predetermined touch input among a plurality of icons included in the home screen;
• and
• releasing, via the controller, the lock screen and executing an application corresponding to the identified icon when the predetermined touch input is released.