Method for Displaying View and Terminal Device

A terminal device comprising:

• an input apparatus configured to receive a search instruction;
• a memory configured to store a set of program code;
• a processor coupled to the memory and the input apparatus, wherein the set of program code causes the processor to be configured to:
• obtain a plurality of objects from a plurality of applications based on the search instruction, wherein each of the objects comprises a text, a picture, an audio, a video, a folder, or an attribute of one of the applications;
• determine one or more groups of the objects, wherein each group has a corresponding group identifier;
• and
• generate a view comprising the one or more groups and one or more group identifiers;
• and
• a display configured to display at least a portion of the view.

A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that, when executed by a processor, cause a computer to:

• obtain a search instruction of a user;
• obtain a plurality of objects from a plurality of applications based on the search instruction, wherein each object of the objects comprises a text, a picture, an audio, a video, a folder, or an attribute of one of the applications;
• determine one or more groups of the objects, wherein each group has a corresponding group identifier;
• generate a view comprising the one or more groups and one or more group identifiers;
• and
• display at least a portion of the view.