METHOD FOR OPERATING TOUCH NAVIGATION FUNCTION AND MOBILE TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME

A method of operating a touch navigation function is provided. The method includes detecting a both hands gripping state of a mobile terminal, determining whether a virtual indicator for indicating a particular area of a display panel of the mobile terminal is called, determining whether at least one touch navigation key generating an event related to a control of a movement of the virtual indicator is called, displaying the at least one virtual indicator in the predetermined area of the display panel displaying the touch navigation key in at least one area of the display panel that is adjacent to an area in which both hands gripping the mobile terminal are located, and indicating the predetermined area of the display panel, moving the virtual indicator outputted on the predetermined area of the display panel, or activating the predetermined area of the display panel indicated by the virtual indicator.