DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS AND TERMINAL DEVICE

This application provides a display method and apparatus, and a terminal device. The method may be applied to a display. The display includes a backlight unit, a panel, and a first control unit. The display has a first display mode and a second display mode. The first display mode is displaying image information by using the backlight unit, the second display mode is displaying the image information by using the backlight unit and the panel, and the method includes: receiving a first status message by the first control unit, where the first status message indicates that the panel does not work; receiving a first image signal, where the first image signal is used to display first image information; and displaying the first image information in the first display mode based on the first status message. Embodiments of this application may be applied to an intelligent vehicle or a new energy vehicle, and help improve security performance of a device, thereby helping improve user experience.