Desktop application icon display control method and device, terminal equipment and storage medium

The invention discloses a desktop application icon display control method and device, terminal equipment and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: receiving a touch signal, determining an operation gesture corresponding to the touch signal, and determining a touch region corresponding to the touch signal; and when the operation gesture corresponding to the touch signal is a first preset gesture and the touch area is in a preset area, controlling an icon of an application corresponding to the touch area not to be displayed on a desktop. According to the desktop application icon display control method provided by the invention, after the touch signal is received, if the operation finger corresponding to the touch signal is the first preset gesture and the touch area is in the preset area, the icon of the application corresponding to the touch area is hidden. The user can display the icon without displaying the icon on the desktop only by performing the specific touch gesture operation on the ico