Protection application methods, and the terminal apparatus

The present disclosure relates to an application protection method, apparatus and a terminal, the terminal belonging to the area of ​​security. The method comprising: intercepting start request, start request for requesting to start the application; whether the application to be started to be protected is determined according to the activation request; If the application needs to be protected, the protective screen is initiated. The present disclosure on the detection of the application to launch a program to be protected, start protection interface, upon receiving the corresponding protected interface release signal, then launch the application; solution application startup protection interface, to be protected since the It is already running, causing problems in the application of information may be leaked by playing a sound and other ways to reach the start screen protection when it detects the application is started to be protected directly without starting the application, so thorough the protective effect of the application.