US Patent 11221732 Method for displaying icon and electronic device therefor

The purpose of the present disclosure is generally to display at least one icon in an electronic device. A method for operating an electronic device comprises the steps of: displaying, on a screen, a plurality of icons for a plurality of applications; as a touch input for enlargement is detected through the screen, enlarging an icon of at least one application among the plurality of applications, and displaying same on the screen so as to include a shortcut function menu; and as a downward touch input on the shortcut function menu is detected, displaying a list of shortcut function menus, wherein the shortcut function menu is an interface element for directly executing a function of the at least one application.