A display method for a side area of a screen and an electronic device, the device including a first display, wherein the first display comprises at least a main display area and at least one side display area, wherein the main display area and the at least one side display area are located on different planes, and wherein the main display area and the at least one side display area are configured to display an output of a first application, a processor, and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for execution by the processor, the program including instructions to cause, in response to a first task of the first application being triggered, the at least one side display area to display at least one dynamic interface associated with the first task.