Unlocking method and device for touch screen

The embodiment of the invention discloses an unlocking method and device for a touch screen and relates to the technical field of screen unlocking. The method comprises the following steps of: acquiring at least two types of unlocking information by using an icon control arranged on a touch screen; combining the unlocking information to obtain an unlocking password; and judging whether the unlocking password accords with a preset password; and if so, unlocking the touch screen. The unlocking information can be any one or two of color, shape and character. The embodiment of the invention is mainly applied to a touch screen terminal, such as a mobile phone, an electronic reader and a palm computer, and the unlocking password is composed of different types of unlocking information carried bythe icon control, therefore the safety of the touch screen terminal is improved; moreover, since the icon control can be dragged, the operation is convenient.