Method and apparatus for managing an application display mode of an electronic device are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system for managing an application display mode of an electronic device, the system first detects user input of a display mode that designates a layout of a page. The system then transmits a request for the page and the display mode to the server. Upon receiving the page from the server, the system displays the page received from the server such that the page is displayed in accordance with the layout designated in the display mode.