Abstract: A method for searching for icons relating to applications in an electronic device is computer-implemented. When a currently displayed interface of the electronic device is an application icon interface including a plurality of icons, an input touch is determined to be either an already-recorded user-defined touch or a system-defined touch. System-defined touches have automatic consequences. A relationship table is searched to find one or more icons related to the input touch when the input touch is determined to be a previously-recorded user-defined touch. A window is displayed to simultaneously show one or more found icons on the touch screen for the convenience of the user, avoiding any page-up or page-down operation.