Control method and apparatus for application in mobile terminal

The invention discloses a control method and apparatus for an application in a mobile terminal. The method comprises: obtaining gesture information of a user within a preset range by utilizing an ultrasonic sensor of the mobile terminal; obtaining a preset control instruction matched with the gesture information; and controlling the application in the mobile terminal to perform corresponding operation according to the preset control instruction. According to technical scheme disclosed by embodiments of the invention, the gesture information of the user is obtained by utilizing the ultrasonic sensor in the mobile terminal, and the application in the mobile terminal is controlled to perform the corresponding operation according to the preset control instruction matched with the gesture information, so that the user is not required to click or touch keys or touch keys on the mobile terminal to perform operation of the mobile terminal, and the convenience and interestingness of control of the user on the application in the mobile terminal are improved.