A display method for a device having a foldable screen includes: detecting a status of the foldable screen; displaying an application interface on one or more of a first screen of the foldable screen or a second screen of the foldable screen according to a first display policy if the status of the foldable screen is a support state or a folded state; or if the status of the foldable screen is an unfolded state, displaying the application interface on the foldable screen in the unfolded state according to a second display policy, where in the unfolded state the first screen and the second screen form a same plane or form an approximately same plane, and where the first display policy is different from the second display policy.