A notification processing method includes displaying a lock screen on a touchscreen, receiving a new notification, determining whether the notification is a specified notification, where the specified notification is a notification bound to a second area on the lock screen, and if the notification is a specified notification, displaying the notification in the second area on the lock screen or if the notification is not a specified notification, displaying the notification in a first area on the lock screen, where the first area and the second area are two different display areas on the lock screen.