Abstract: A method for controlling switching of proximity-event detection elements, a terminal device, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are provided. The method includes the following. An instruction of switching a screen of a terminal device from a current first state to a second state is obtained. A first element is switched from an activated state to a non-activated state and a second element is switched from the non-activated state to the activated state by invoking a pre-established switching thread when the instruction of switching the screen from the first state to the second state is obtained. The screen of the terminal device is switched from the first state to the second state when a switching success notification is obtained from the switching thread.