Method for touch screen device to quit current operation and touch screen device

The invention provides a method for a touch screen device to quit a current operation and the touch screen device. According to the method, touch frames are arranged on the two sides of a mobile phone and other touch screen devices, the touch operation is conducted on the frames, when touch actions are conducted in the preset direction, the operation for returning to the previous level can be achieved. By means of the method, the touch operation is conducted on the touch frames on the side faces of the mobile phone, so that a return key which is arranged on a conventional touch screen device and used for return operations is omitted, certain space is saved for the mobile phone and other touch screen devices, and on the basis of not changing other hardware structures, the design of maximizing a mobile phone screen to the greatest extent is facilitated.