CN104573552A - Method and device for hiding application icons - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of mobile devices, and in particular to a method and device for hiding application icons. The method includes: when the event of hiding an application icon is triggered, acquiring information of a target application selected by a user and information of a host application, generating association information between the target application and the host application according to the information of the target application and the information of the host application, According to the related information, the display screen is controlled to shield and display the icon of the target application, where the target application is the application to be hidden. In the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the host application icon that accommodates the target application icon is not different from other icons when displayed, and is not easy to be found, so that the target application icon is hidden more concealed, ensuring the privacy of the user, and The operation is convenient and the user experience is improved.

Description

A method and device for hiding application icons

technical field

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of mobile devices, and in particular to a method and device for hiding application icons.

Background technique

With the rapid development of smart mobile device technology, people are increasingly inseparable from various applications in mobile devices in their work and life, such as chatting and making friends applications such as WeChat and QQ, work applications such as mailboxes and file readers, and There are life-like applications such as financial management, leisure and entertainment, and these applications will be displayed on the display screen of the mobile device in the form of icons. However, many applications involve personal or work privacy, and users do not wish to be seen by others, so they do not wish to display these application icons on the display screen.

The existing method of hiding application icons is usually that the user installs a software for hiding application icons, and after entering the software, sets the application that needs to hide the icon, but in this method, the icon of the application used to hide the application icon It will also be displayed on the display screen, without the effect of completely hiding it. Another method of hiding application icons is based on a hidden area, in which the hidden application icons are managed uniformly, the operation is relatively cumbersome, and when the hidden area is cracked, all hidden application icons will be found. Can not effectively guarantee the user's privacy security.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to propose a method and device for hiding application icons, so as to solve the problem of incomplete function of hiding application icons on mobile devices.

On the one hand, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for hiding application icons, including:

When the hidden application icon event is triggered, obtain the information of the target application selected by the user and the information of the host application;

generating association information between the target application and the host application according to the information of the target application and the information of the host application;

Controlling the display screen to shield and display the icon of the target application according to the association information.

On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention provides a device for hiding application icons, including:

The first acquiring module is configured to acquire the information of the target application selected by the user and the information of the host application when the hidden application icon event is triggered;

A generation module, configured to generate association information between the target application and the host application according to the information of the target application and the information of the host application;

A display control module, configured to control the display screen to shield and display the icon of the target application according to the associated information.

The method and device for hiding application icons provided in the embodiments of the present invention can solve the problem of imperfect function of hiding application icons on mobile devices, make application icons be hidden more thoroughly, and ensure user privacy and security. In the method for hiding application icons provided in the embodiments of the present invention, when the event of hiding application icons is triggered, the information of the target application selected by the user and the information of the host application are obtained, and the target application is generated according to the information of the target application and the information of the host application The associated information with the host application, according to the associated information, the display screen is controlled to block the icon of the target application. The target application is the application that wants to be hidden. The host application icon that contains the target application icon is displayed in the same way as other icons. It is not easy to be found, so that the target application icon is hidden more secretly, ensuring the user's privacy and security, and the operation is convenient, improving the user experience.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for hiding application icons provided by Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for hiding application icons provided by Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for hiding application icons provided by Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the operation of shielding and displaying icons of target applications in Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the operation of displaying the icon of the target application in Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a structural block diagram of a device for hiding application icons provided by Embodiment 4 of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a structural block diagram of a device for hiding application icons provided by Embodiment 5 of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions of the present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and through specific implementation methods. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present invention, but not to limit the present invention. In addition, it should be noted that, for the convenience of description, only some structures related to the present invention are shown in the drawings but not all structures.

Embodiment one

Figure 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for hiding application icons provided by Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The method can be executed by a device for hiding application icons, wherein the device can be implemented by software and/or hardware, and can be built in as a part of a mobile device. in the mobile device. As shown in Figure 1, the method includes:

Step 101 , when the event of hiding the application icon is triggered, obtain the information of the target application selected by the user and the information of the host application.

Mobile devices represented by tablets and smart phones are usually equipped with a touch display screen, icons of application programs capable of various functions will be displayed on the display screen, and users can click the icons to enter the corresponding application. When the user needs to hide an application icon, an application icon hide event can be triggered. The target application is an application that needs to be hidden, and the host application is used to accommodate the target application, so that the target application is hidden in the host application instead of being displayed on the display screen.

There are many ways to trigger the hide app icon event. Exemplarily, the target application and the host application can be selected by a preset method, and the preset method can include any one or any combination of click, long press, double click and drag with a preset pattern, for example, long press Application icon, or click to select the application icon and then press and hold the application icon to drag the icon in a triangle pattern, etc.

The information of the target application may include the name of the target application, startup information, configuration information, installation path, etc.; the information of the host application may include the name of the host application, startup information, configuration information, installation path, and the like.

Step 102, generating association information between the target application and the host application according to the information of the target application and the information of the host application.

The associated information may include tag information and condition information for displaying the target application. The tag information may include identity information of the application, that is, the identity of the target application is the parasite, and the identity of the host application is the host. The condition information may include a condition for triggering an event of displaying the target application and related information for displaying the target application, such as startup information, installation path, and configuration information of the target application.

Step 103 : Control the display screen to mask and display the icon of the target application according to the associated information.

The target application is confirmed according to the label information in the associated information, and the display screen is controlled to shield and display the icon of the target application.

The method for hiding an application icon provided by Embodiment 1 of the present invention, when the event of hiding an application icon is triggered, obtains the information of the target application selected by the user and the information of the host application, and generates the target application according to the information of the target application and the information of the host application The associated information with the host application, according to the associated information, the display screen is controlled to block the icon of the target application. The target application is the application that wants to be hidden. The host application icon that contains the target application icon is displayed in the same way as other icons. It is not easy to be found, so that the target application icon is hidden more secretly, ensuring the user's privacy and security, and the operation is convenient, improving the user experience.

Embodiment two

Fig. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for hiding application icons provided by Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The method can be executed by a device for hiding application icons, wherein the device can be implemented by software and/or hardware, and can be built in as a part of the mobile device. in the mobile device. As shown in Figure 2, the method includes:

Step 201, when the hide application icon event is triggered, obtain the information of the target application selected by the user and the information of the host application.

Step 202, generating association information between the target application and the host application according to the information of the target application and the information of the host application.

Step 203 : Control the display screen to shield and display the icon of the target application according to the association information.

Step 204, when the event of displaying hidden application icons is triggered, control the display screen to display the icon of the target application according to the associated information.

After the target application is hidden, when the user wants to enter the target application, the event of showing the hidden application icon can be triggered. There are many ways to trigger the event of showing and hiding application icons. Exemplarily, the host application can be selected by a preset method, and the preset method can include any one or any combination of click, long press, double click and drag with a preset pattern, for example, long press the application icon, Or click to select the application icon, then press and hold the application icon to drag the icon in a triangle pattern, etc.

The associated information may include tag information and condition information for displaying the target application. The tag information may include identity information of the application, that is, the identity of the target application is the parasite, and the identity of the host application is the host. The condition information may include a condition for triggering an event of displaying the target application and related information for displaying the target application, such as startup information, installation path, and configuration information of the target application. When the event of displaying and hiding application icons is triggered, the display screen can be controlled to display the icon of the target application according to the conditions for triggering the event of displaying the target application and the relevant information for displaying the target application, and the user can normally enter the target application.

On the basis of the first embodiment, the second embodiment of the present invention further adds a step of displaying and hiding application icons, and when the event of displaying and hiding application icons is triggered, the display screen is controlled to display the icon of the target application according to the associated information. It can enable users to display hidden application icons conveniently and quickly to meet user needs.

Embodiment three

Fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method for hiding application icons provided by Embodiment 3 of the present invention. The method can be executed by a device for hiding application icons, wherein the device can be implemented by software and/or hardware, and can be built in as a part of the mobile device. in the mobile device. As shown in Figure 3, the method includes:

Step 301 , when it is detected that the icon of the target application and the icon of the host application are selected in a first preset manner, display a first dialog box for confirming the target application.

Exemplarily, the first preset manner is to simultaneously press and hold the icon of the target application and the icon of the host application until the long press time reaches a first preset time threshold. When the user wants to trigger the event of hiding the application icon, he can simultaneously press the icon of the target application and the icon of the host application with two fingers and keep pressing until the long pressing time reaches the first preset time threshold. It should be noted that when the user presses at the same time, there will inevitably be a small time difference between the two fingers. As long as the time difference is controlled within a certain range, such as 50 milliseconds, it can be considered as simultaneous pressing. In existing mobile devices, a long press on an application icon will generally result in a deletion mark, so in order to achieve good compatibility with existing mobile devices, the first preset time threshold in this embodiment can be set to be greater than the general appearing time threshold The time to delete the mark, that is, the user does not let go when the application icon is long-pressed and the delete mark appears, but continues to press until the long-press time reaches the first preset time threshold. For example, the display screen will display a message confirming the target application First dialog. The icons of the two applications long-pressed by the user appear in the first dialog box, allowing the user to select one of them as the target application.

Step 302: Obtain first confirmation information input by the user, and trigger an event of hiding an application icon according to the first confirmation information.

The user inputs first confirmation information in the first dialog box for confirming the target application. Exemplarily, the user clicks one of the applications as the target application, and the application not clicked by the user as the host application, and then according to the confirmation information of the user, an event of hiding the application icon is triggered.

Step 303, when the hide application icon event is triggered, obtain the information of the target application selected by the user and the information of the host application.

Step 304, generating association information between the target application and the host application according to the information of the target application and the information of the host application.

Step 305 : Control the display screen to mask and display the icon of the target application according to the associated information.

In order to enhance the security of the hidden application, preferably, the password input by the user can be obtained before the icon of the target application is shielded from being displayed on the control display screen. Password protection is not easy to be opened. In this case, the associated information also includes password information.

Furthermore, the same host application can be used to accommodate multiple target applications, so that the user can classify and hide the applications that need to be hidden, which facilitates the management and subsequent search of hidden applications.

In addition, as another specific implementation of this embodiment, it is also possible to continue to select the upper-level host application for the host application, that is, the host application is used as the target application of the upper-level host application to realize the layer-by-layer nesting of hidden icons, so that users want to hide Apps are hidden even more discreetly, further enhancing security.

Step 306, when it is detected that the icon of the host application is selected in a second preset manner, display a second dialog box for confirming the target application.

Exemplarily, the second preset manner is to press and hold the icon of the host application until the long press time reaches the second preset time threshold. When the user wants to trigger the event of displaying and hiding application icons, he can press the icon of the target application and keep pressing until the long pressing time reaches the second preset time threshold. It should be noted that, in existing mobile devices, long-pressing an application icon will generally cause a deletion mark to appear, so the second preset time threshold in this embodiment can be set to be greater than the general time when the delete mark appears, that is, the user Do not let go when you press and hold the application icon and the deletion mark appears, but continue to press and hold until the long-press time reaches the second preset time threshold, for example, the display screen will display a second dialog box for confirming the target application. The icon of the host application long-pressed by the user and the target application contained in the host application appear in the second dialog box. There can be multiple target applications contained in the host application, and the user can select one or more of them as the one to be displayed. target application.

Step 307: Obtain second confirmation information input by the user, and trigger an event of displaying and hiding application icons according to the second confirmation information.

The input second confirmation information may specifically be one or more target applications in the second dialog box clicked by the user as the target applications to be displayed.

Step 308 , when the event of displaying the hidden application icon is triggered, control the display screen to display the icon of the target application according to the associated information.

Further, if the user sets a password in the event of hiding the application icon, the user is required to input the preset password at this time, and the display screen is controlled to display the icon of the target application according to the password information in the associated information.

Embodiments of the present invention are explained below in conjunction with specific operations of the user on the smart phone. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an operation of masking and displaying an icon of a target application by applying the method of this embodiment; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an operation of displaying an icon of a target application by application of the method of this embodiment.

When it is necessary to shield and display the icon of the target application, as shown in the left figure of FIG. 4 , the initial state on the display screen shows 16 application icons in total. Assuming that the user wants to hide the icon of the mail application and use the phone application as the host application, the user can use two fingers to press the icon of the phone application and the icon of the mail application at the same time and keep pressing until the long press time reaches the first preset value. Set a time threshold, such as 4 seconds, as shown in the right figure of Figure 4, a first dialog box will appear on the display screen, prompting the user to select the application icon to be hidden. When the user selects the icon of the mail application and confirms it, the icon of the mail application will disappear, and the display state of the display screen is shown in the left figure of FIG. 5, and only 15 application icons are displayed on the display screen.

When the icon of the target application needs to be displayed, as shown in the left figure of FIG. 5 , the initial state on the display screen shows a total of 15 application icons displayed. The user can press the icon of the next phone application and keep pressing until the long press time reaches the second preset time threshold, such as 5 seconds, as shown in the right figure of Figure 5, a second dialog box will appear on the display screen, Prompt the user to select which app icon to display. After the user selects the icon of the mail application and confirms it, the icon of the mail application will resume display, and the display state of the display screen will return to that shown in the left figure of FIG. 4 .

Embodiment 3 of the present invention, on the basis of the foregoing embodiments, further illustrates the triggering methods of masking and displaying icon events of target applications and displaying and hiding application icon events. The user can press and hold the icon of the target application and the icon of the host application at the same time until the long-press time reaches the first preset time threshold to trigger the event of shielding and displaying the icon of the target application; long press the icon of the host application until the long-press time reaches the first preset time threshold; Two preset time thresholds are used to trigger the event of displaying and hiding application icons. The method of this embodiment is simple and convenient to operate, and improves user experience.

Embodiment Four

FIG. 6 is a structural block diagram of an apparatus for hiding application icons provided in Embodiment 4 of the present invention. The apparatus can hide application icons by executing the method for hiding application icons in the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 6, the device includes:

The first obtaining module 601 is configured to obtain the information of the target application selected by the user and the information of the host application when the event of hiding the application icon is triggered; the generating module 602 is configured to obtain the information of the target application and the information of the host application according to the information of the target application and the host application The information generates association information between the target application and the host application; the display control module 603 is configured to control the display screen to shield and display the icon of the target application according to the association information.

In the device for hiding application icons provided in Embodiment 4 of the present invention, when the event of hiding application icons is triggered, the first obtaining module 601 obtains the information of the target application selected by the user and the information of the host application, and the generating module 602 and host application information to generate association information between the target application and the host application, and finally the display control module 603 controls the display screen to shield the icon of the target application according to the association information. When displayed, the host application icon is the same as other icons, and is not easy to be found, so that the target application icon is hidden more secretly, ensuring the user's privacy and security, and the operation is convenient, improving the user experience.

Embodiment five

FIG. 7 is a structural block diagram of a device for hiding application icons provided in Embodiment 5 of the present invention. The device can hide application icons by executing the method for hiding application icons in the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 7, the device includes:

The first acquisition module 701 is configured to acquire the information of the target application selected by the user and the information of the host application when the event of hiding the application icon is triggered; the generation module 702 is configured to obtain the information of the target application and the information of the host application according to the information of the target application and the host application Generate the association information between the target application and the host application according to the information of the target application; the display control module 703 is used to control the display screen to shield the icon of the target application from being displayed according to the association information, and is also used to control the display screen according to the association information After the icon of the target application is shielded from being displayed, when the event of displaying and hiding the application icon is triggered, the display screen is controlled to display the icon of the target application according to the associated information.

Further, the device further includes: a first detection module 704, configured to detect whether the icon of the target application and the icon of the host application are selected in a first preset manner before the hide application icon event is triggered; the first display module 705, configured to display a first dialog box for confirming the target application when it is detected that the icon of the target application and the icon of the host application are selected in the first preset manner; the second acquiring module 706 is configured to acquire the first A confirmation message; a first triggering module 707, configured to trigger an event of hiding an application icon according to the first confirmation message.

Furthermore, the device further includes: a second detection module 708, configured to detect whether the icon of the host application is selected in a second preset manner before the event of displaying and hiding the application icon is triggered; a second display module 709, configured to When it is detected that the icon of the host application is selected in the second preset manner, a second dialog box for confirming the target application is displayed; the third acquiring module 710 is configured to acquire the second confirmation information input by the user; the second triggering module 711 , configured to trigger an event of displaying and hiding application icons according to the second confirmation information.

Wherein, the first preset method is to press and hold the icon of the target application and the icon of the host application at the same time until the long press time reaches the first preset time threshold; the second preset method is to press and hold the icon of the host application until the long press A second preset time threshold is reached by time.

Embodiment 5 of the present invention adds more functional modules on the basis of Embodiment 4, which can further facilitate user operations and ensure user privacy and security.

Note that the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and applied technical principles. Those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, and that various obvious changes, readjustments and substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in detail through the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can also include more other equivalent embodiments without departing from the concept of the present invention, and the present invention The scope is determined by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A method for hiding application icons, comprising: When the hidden application icon event is triggered, obtain the information of the target application selected by the user and the information of the host application; generating association information between the target application and the host application according to the information of the target application and the information of the host application; Controlling the display screen to shield and display the icon of the target application according to the association information. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: after controlling the display screen to shield the icon of the target application from being displayed according to the associated information: When the event of displaying and hiding an application icon is triggered, the display screen is controlled to display the icon of the target application according to the associated information. 3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: before the hide application icon event is triggered: When it is detected that the icon of the target application and the icon of the host application are selected in a first preset manner, displaying a first dialog box for confirming the target application; The first confirmation information input by the user is acquired, and an event of hiding the application icon is triggered according to the first confirmation information. 4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising: before the event of displaying and hiding application icons is triggered: When it is detected that the icon of the host application is selected in a second preset manner, displaying a second dialog box for confirming the target application; The second confirmation information input by the user is acquired, and an event of displaying and hiding application icons is triggered according to the second confirmation information. 5. The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the first preset method is to press and hold the icon of the target application and the icon of the host application at the same time until the long press time reaches the first preset time threshold; The second preset manner is to long press the icon of the host application until the long press time reaches the second preset time threshold. 6. A device for hiding application icons, comprising: The first acquiring module is configured to acquire the information of the target application selected by the user and the information of the host application when the hidden application icon event is triggered; A generation module, configured to generate association information between the target application and the host application according to the information of the target application and the information of the host application; A display control module, configured to control the display screen to shield and display the icon of the target application according to the associated information. 7. The device of claim 6, wherein: The display control module is further configured to control the display screen to display the target application icon according to the associated information when the event of displaying and hiding the application icon is triggered after controlling the display screen to shield the icon of the target application according to the associated information. App icon. 8. The device according to claim 6, further comprising: The first detection module is configured to detect whether the icon of the target application and the icon of the host application are selected in a first preset manner before the event of hiding the application icon is triggered; The first display module is configured to display a first dialog box for confirming the target application when it is detected that the icon of the target application and the icon of the host application are selected in a first preset manner; The second obtaining module is used to obtain the first confirmation information input by the user; A first triggering module, configured to trigger an event of hiding an application icon according to the first confirmation information. 9. The device according to claim 7, further comprising: The second detection module is used to detect whether the icon of the host application is selected in a second preset manner before the event of displaying the hidden application icon is triggered; The second display module is configured to display a second dialog box for confirming the target application when it is detected that the icon of the host application is selected in a second preset manner; A third obtaining module, configured to obtain the second confirmation information input by the user; A second triggering module, configured to trigger an event of displaying and hiding application icons according to the second confirmation information. 10. The device according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the first preset method is to press and hold the icon of the target application and the icon of the host application at the same time until the long press time reaches the first preset time threshold; The second preset manner is to long press the icon of the host application until the long press time reaches the second preset time threshold.