Application management method, device and system

The invention relates to an application management method, device and system and belongs to the field of internet technologies. The method comprises the steps of acquiring an installation state of any application in an intelligent display device; generating an application management instruction according to the installation state; sending the application management instruction to the intelligent display device used for managing the application according to the application management instruction. By means of the application management method, device and system, the problem that the current playing contents cannot be played and displayed normally in the intelligent television when the applications in the intelligent television are managed by correlation techniques is solved. Under the premise that the normal playing and displaying of the current playing contents in the intelligent display device are ensured, users can check the installation states of the applications in the intelligent display device from a mobile terminal side, the mobile terminal controls the intelligent display device to manage the applications in background, and users can manage the applications in the intelligent display device more conveniently.