A method for displaying different application shortcuts on different screens includes displaying, by a terminal, a first home screen, where a docked bar on the first home screen includes a first application icon corresponding to a first application, automatically determining, by the terminal, a second application that meets a preset condition, and replacing the first application icon on the docked bar on the first home screen with a second application icon, where the second application icon corresponds to the second application, and the preset condition is at least one of an application that is most frequently used, an application that is latest installed, an application that is latest updated, or an application that is abnormally exited.