Control apparatus, controlling method for control apparatus, and storage medium

A control apparatus comprising:

• a display control unit capable of switching and displaying a home screen in a first mode and a home screen in a second mode on a display unit;
• a setting unit capable of setting first authentication information on the home screen in the first mode;
• and
• a display control unit configured to display an area to which authentication information is to be input based on an operation to display the home screen in the first mode having been performed, and configured to display the home screen in the first mode in a case where the first authentication information is input to the area to which authentication information is to be input,
• wherein the display control unit is configured to display the home screen in the second mode in a case where an operation to display the home screen in the second mode is performed in a state where the first authentication information is input and the home screen in the first mode is displayed, and display the first home screen without displaying the area to which authentication information is to be input in a case where the operation to display the home screen in the first mode is performed again.

A control method for a device capable of switching and displaying a home screen in a first mode and a home screen in a second mode on a display unit, the method comprising:

• setting first authentication information on the home screen in the first mode;
• displaying an area to which authentication information is to be input based on an operation to display the home screen in the first mode having been performed;
• displaying the home screen in the first mode in a case where the first authentication information is input to the area to which authentication information is to be input;
• displaying the home screen in the second mode in a case where an operation to display the home screen in the second mode is performed in a state where the first authentication information is input and the home screen in the first mode is displayed;
• and
• displaying the first home screen without displaying the area to which authentication information is to be input in a case where the operation to display the home screen in the first mode is performed again.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for performing a control method of a device capable of switching and displaying a home screen in a first mode and a home screen in a second mode on a display unit, the method comprising:

• setting first authentication information on the home screen in the first mode;
• displaying an area to which authentication information is to be input based on an operation to display the home screen in the first mode having been performed;
• displaying the home screen in the first mode in a case where the first authentication information is input to the area to which authentication information is to be input;
• displaying the home screen in the second mode in a case where an operation to display the home screen in the second mode is performed in a state where the first authentication information is input and the home screen in the first mode is displayed;
• and
• displaying the first home screen without displaying the area to which authentication information is to be input in a case where the operation to display the home screen in the first mode is performed again.