Method for controlling cross-device application and electronic device

A method performed by a first device for controlling a cross-device application, comprising:

• receiving, from an interconnected control device, group configuration information comprising application capability information of the first device and a second device, wherein the application capability information comprises at least one of an application sharing capability, an application receiving capability, or an application control capability;
• and
• connecting to the second device based on the group configuration information;
• and
• performing application sharing with the second device.

An electronic device comprising:

• a memory storing executable instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the executable instructions to perform operations of:
• obtaining application capability information of a plurality of devices comprising a first device and a second device, wherein the application capability information comprises at least one of an application sharing capability, an application receiving capability, or an application control capability;
• receiving a first operation from a user, wherein the first operation indicates that the first device is to perform application sharing with the second device;
• and
• sending group configuration information to the first device, wherein the group configuration information indicates to the first device to perform application sharing with the second device.