A mobile terminal control method, wherein the mobile terminal is in a Do Not Disturb mode, comprising: receiving a communication request sent by a communication request initiating party, and calculating a time interval between a time when the communication request is received and a time when a previous communication request from the communication request initiating party is received; and if the time interval is greater than a preset threshold, skipping generating a vibrating and/or ringtone alert for the communication request, and detecting an online status of a communications software account associated with the communication request initiating party and sending prompt information to the online communications software account, wherein the prompt information is used to indicate to the communication request initiating party that the mobile terminal is in the Do Not Disturb mode; wherein the step of detecting an online status of a communications software account associated with the communication request initiating party and sending prompt information to an online communications software account comprises: searching, according to a preset mapping relationship, for a communications software account corresponding to the communication request initiating party; and the step of detecting an online status of a communications software account associated with the communication request initiating party and sending prompt information to an online communications software account comprises: detecting an online status and a preset priority of each communications software account if the communication request initiating party is corresponding to multiple communications software accounts; and sending the prompt information to a communications software account that is in an online state and has a highest priority. receiving a communication request sent by a communication request initiating party, and calculating a time interval between a time when the communication request is received and a time when a previous communication request from the communication request initiating party is received; and if the time interval is greater than a preset threshold, skipping generating a vibrating and/or ringtone alert for the communication request, and detecting an online status of a communications software account associated with the communication request initiating party and sending prompt information to the online communications software account, wherein the prompt information is used to indicate to the communication request initiating party that the mobile terminal is in the Do Not Disturb mode; wherein the step of detecting an online status of a communications software account associated with the communication request initiating party and sending prompt information to an online communications software account comprises: searching, according to a preset mapping relationship, for a communications software account corresponding to the communication request initiating party; and the step of detecting an online status of a communications software account associated with the communication request initiating party and sending prompt information to an online communications software account comprises: detecting an online status and a preset priority of each communications software account if the communication request initiating party is corresponding to multiple communications software accounts; and sending the prompt information to a communications software account that is in an online state and has a highest priority. detecting an online status and a preset priority of each communications software account if the communication request initiating party is corresponding to multiple communications software accounts; and sending the prompt information to a communications software account that is in an online state and has a highest priority.