The invention relates to a method for displaying icons of components of an android terminal. The method for displaying the icons of the components of the android terminal mainly includes steps of displaying a plurality of components or icons on display interfaces; enabling a user to select for switching an optional component or icon to be displayed; and simultaneously displaying the selected component or icon to be displayed and the other unselected components or icons on a current display interface. The method has the advantages that states of the icons can be conveniently and quickly converted into states of the components, data information of the components can be visually displayed and acquired without starting application programs, the service interactivity and the service experience of the user are enhanced, and the method is particularly applicable to switching and displaying icons of components of android terminals.