Display method and device

A display method, applied to a terminal, wherein the terminal is connected to an external display apparatus, the method comprising:

• displaying, by the terminal, a first screen;
• instructing, by the terminal, the external display apparatus to display a first desktop in a first mode wherein the first screen is the same as the first desktop;
• receiving, by the terminal, a first operation on the first screen;
• displaying, by the terminal, a second screen and instructing the external display apparatus to display a second desktop in response to the first operation, wherein the second screen is the same as the second desktop;
• instructing, by the terminal, the external display apparatus to display a third desktop in a second mode, wherein the third desktop is different from the second screen;
• and
• displaying, by the terminal, a third screen after the external display apparatus displaying the third desktop in the second mode, wherein the third screen is a touchpad screen used for controlling the external display apparatus.

A terminal, comprising

• one or more processors;
• a memory;
• a communications interface configured to connect to an external display apparatus, and
• a display screen of the terminal configured to receive a touch input of a user, wherein the memory, the display screen of the terminal, and the communications interface are coupled to the one or more processors,
• wherein the memory is configured to store computer program code comprising a computer instruction, and when the one or more processors execute the computer instruction, the terminal is to:
• display a first screen;
• instruct the external display apparatus to display a first desktop in a first mode;
• wherein the first screen is the same as the first desktop;
• receive a first operation on the first screen;
• display a second screen and instructing the external display apparatus to display a second desktop in response to the first operation, wherein the second screen is the same as the second desktop;
• instruct the external display apparatus to display a third desktop in a second mode, wherein the third desktop is different from the second screen;
• and
• display a third screen after the external display apparatus displaying the third desktop in the second mode, wherein the third screen is a touchpad screen used for controlling the external display apparatus.