The present disclosure provides an information processing method, and apparatus, storage medium, electronic device, which relate to the field of human-computer interaction technology. The method includes: providing a switching control on a graphical user interface; acquiring a type of a virtual object, when it is detected that a crosshair is located on the virtual object; determining whether the first virtual tool equipped by the game character matches the type of the virtual object, according to the type of the virtual object; if the first virtual tool equipped by the game character does not match the type of the virtual object, acquiring a second virtual tool that matches the virtual object according to the type of the virtual object, and setting the second virtual tool as a to-be-switched target of the switching control; and replacing the first virtual tool equipped by the game character with the second virtual tool, in response to a first touch operation of the switching control.