The present invention falls within the field of mobile phones. Provided are a method for displaying technical information when a non-applicable piece of software is closed, and a mobile phone. The method comprises: recording a pre-set forbidden time period matching each piece of software; when a user opens a piece of software, determining whether a current time belongs to the forbidden time period matching the software opened by the user; if not, maintaining the same state; and if so, closing the software opened by the user, and at the same time, pushing patent information to the user. In the present invention, when a user uses a mobile phone and opens a piece of software, if it is determined that a current time is within a forbidden time period of the mobile phone software, the mobile phone actively closes the software, thereby assisting the user in reasonably arranging the usage time of the software, and avoiding the waste of time caused by addiction to playing on the mobile phone; and at the same time, the