Method, apparatus, and terminal for screen flipping

The present disclosure, pertaining to the field of information processing technologies, discloses a method, apparatus, and terminal for screen flipping. The method includes: detecting a screen touch action of a user, and after the screen touch action of the user is detected, determining a position area corresponding to the screen touch action; and performing screen flipping according to the determined position area and a corresponding relationship between the position area and a screen flipping operation. The apparatus for screen flipping includes a detecting module, a determining module, and a screen-flipping module. The terminal includes the apparatus for screen flipping. According to the present disclosure, a position area corresponding to a detected screen touch action of a user is determined, and screen flipping is performed according to the position area and a corresponding relationship between the position area and a screen flipping operation thereof.