Abstract:
A method for managing applications in an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a user interface (UI) that has a first region and a second region in which a plurality of objects are displayed, displaying, in the first region, at least one object that corresponds to a designated input from among the plurality of objects, wherein each of the plurality of objects corresponds to one of an application stored in the device and a notification generated in the device, and wherein the at least one object usable for activating at least one function from among a plurality of functions associated with the application or the notification that corresponds to the selected object.