A method and apparatus for operating an electronic device, a terminal device, and a computer readable storage medium. The method for operating an electronic device comprises: determining whether a screenshot start condition is satisfied (S101); in response to determining that the screenshot start condition is satisfied, performing automatic screenshot on a user interface of the electronic device to obtain a plurality of screenshots associated with the user interface of the electronic device (S102); and in response to determining that a screenshot stop condition is satisfied, stopping the automatic screenshot on the user interface of the electronic device (S103).