The present disclosure discloses an electronic device, including: an electronic device body, with a display screen disposed on one side of the electronic device body, the electronic device body including at least one folding area and a non-folding area, and the electronic device body and the display screen being foldable along the folding area; a folding detection apparatus, disposed on the electronic device body and configured to detect a degree of folding of the electronic device body and send the detected signal to a processor of the electronic device body, the processor being capable of adjusting a display state of the display screen according to the signal detected by the folding detection apparatus.