The embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for naming a folder, and a terminal. The method comprises: a terminal receiving instruction information for creating or updating a folder, with the folder comprising at least one application; the terminal displaying, according to an application type of each application of the at least one application, at least one recommended name for the folder; and the terminal using, according to confirmation information about a user, one recommended name of the at least one recommended name as the name of the folder. In the embodiments of the present invention, the naming rule is rational, and the user experience is good.
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