A resource download method, an electronic device, and an apparatus, where the resource download method includes initiating a first request to a server, receiving a packet generated by the server based on the first request and returned by the server, where the packet includes an entity data part corresponding to the first request, writing a download resource into a first storage area of the electronic device when the entity data part of the packet is the download resource, reading the download resource from the first storage area, and storing the download resource into a second storage area of the electronic device.