A system function invoking method and apparatus, and a terminal are disclosed and are related to the field of computer technologies. The method includes acquiring an installation package of a first application program; granting a first permission of a system to the first application program according to the installation package, where the first permission is used to, when the first application program is in a running state, forbid a second application program from invoking at least one system function; and running the first application program, and forbidding the second application program from invoking the at least one system function. The apparatus includes a first acquiring module, an authorization module, and an invoking module.