Disclosed in the present invention is a switching method for a launcher, comprising: monitoring a key instruction sent by a remote controller, the key instruction comprising a home key clicking instruction and a home key releasing instruction; after the home key clicking instruction is monitored, calculating the clicking duration in real time, and comparing the clicking duration and a first preset duration; determining whether the home key releasing instruction is received, and loading, according to the determination result of whether the home key releasing instruction is received and the comparison result of comparing the clicking duration and the first preset duration, a corresponding launcher. Further disclosed in the present invention is a launcher switching control system. The present invention can control, only by means of using a home key of a remote controller, the switch between multiple launchers, realizing one-press switch of the launcher.
