Abstract: A character input method and apparatus, and a terminal, where in the method, a candidate character box is a sliding display box capable of displaying a preset quantity of characters, a different candidate character is displayed in the candidate character box in response to a slide operation of a user, the candidate character box includes a selection box, and a candidate character in the selection box is selected to implement information input on a compact smart device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose an audio file play control method, including: obtaining, by an audio play apparatus, identification information corresponding to an audio file; determining, by the audio play apparatus, a play probability of the audio file according to the identification information corresponding to the audio file; and playing, by the audio play apparatus, the audio file according to the play probability of the audio file. The embodiments of the present invention further provide an audio play apparatus. In the embodiments of the present invention, in a random play mode, a quantity of play times of the audio file is determined according to the identification information corresponding to the audio file, that is, according to a degree to which a user likes the audio file, with no need to play multiple audio files at an equal probability. This improves user experience and increases solution flexibility.