Abstract: A distributed display method provides different parts of an application interface that are collaboratively displayed on a plurality of terminals, so that manners for collaborative display between the plurality of terminals are more flexible and richer. A first terminal displays a first interface including a first part and a second part. When the first terminal detects that a preset condition is met, the first terminal displays a second interface, where the second interface includes the first part and does not include the second part; and the first terminal notifies a second terminal to display a third interface, where the third interface includes the second part and does not include the first part.

Abstract: In an example method, a first device establishes a connection for multi-screen collaboration to a second device. The first device turns off a screen in response to a first event. The first device draws screen content based on a first software signal in response to a second event, to obtain a screen content drawing result. Then, the first device synthesizes the screen content drawing result based on a second software signal, to obtain a screen content synthesis result. The first software signal and the second software signal are software synchronization signals that are generated by a same software signal source in the first device and that have a same cycle. Finally, the first device sends the screen content synthesis result to the second device.