Mobile terminal and control method therefor

A mobile terminal comprising:

• a body;
• an input unit configured to receive user input;
• a display coupled to the body, wherein a display region viewable from a front face of the body is variable according to switching between an enlarged display mode and a reduced display mode;
• and
• a controller,
• wherein the controller is configured to:
• control output of a first application at the display in the reduced display mode;
• and
• control, upon receiving an event, output of an application corresponding to the event at a first region based on a first signal for confirming the event.

A method of controlling a mobile terminal including a display coupled to a body, the display having a display region viewable from a front face of the body that is variable according to switching between an enlarged display mode and a reduced display mode, the method comprising:

• outputting at least one application at the display in the enlarged display mode;
• and
• outputting, upon receiving an event, an application corresponding to the event at a first region based on a signal for confirming the event,
• wherein the first region is an event application region when a preset application is being output in the enlarged display mode, and the first region is a main region of the enlarged display mode when the preset application is not being output in the enlarged display mode.