A terminal control method, comprising: obtaining, by a first terminal, text information that is input by a user in a text input area of the first terminal, and determining an operation type of the text information; recognizing, by the first terminal, the text information based on the operation type, to obtain at least one key matching the text information; and generating, by the first terminal, a key value of each key, and sending the generated key value to a second terminal, to control the second terminal by using the key value; wherein the operation type is a text input type, and the recognizing, by the first terminal, the text information based on the operation type, to obtain at least one key matching the text information comprises: performing, by the first terminal, parsing processing on the text information, to obtain at least one character constituting the text information, wherein the character comprises a letter or a digit; determining, by the first terminal, a position of a cursor on a display screen of the second terminal; determining, by the first terminal, a key required for moving the cursor from the position to a search area; and determining, by the first terminal, a key required for moving the cursor from the search area to the first character constituting the text information, a key required for moving the cursor from the first character to the second character constituting the text information, and a key required for moving the cursor to a next character in sequence, until a key required for moving the cursor from the penultimate character constituting the text information to the last character constituting the text information. obtaining, by a first terminal, text information that is input by a user in a text input area of the first terminal, and determining an operation type of the text information; recognizing, by the first terminal, the text information based on the operation type, to obtain at least one key matching the text information; and generating, by the first terminal, a key value of each key, and sending the generated key value to a second terminal, to control the second terminal by using the key value; wherein the operation type is a text input type, and the recognizing, by the first terminal, the text information based on the operation type, to obtain at least one key matching the text information comprises: performing, by the first terminal, parsing processing on the text information, to obtain at least one character constituting the text information, wherein the character comprises a letter or a digit; determining, by the first terminal, a position of a cursor on a display screen of the second terminal; determining, by the first terminal, a key required for moving the cursor from the position to a search area; and determining, by the first terminal, a key required for moving the cursor from the search area to the first character constituting the text information, a key required for moving the cursor from the first character to the second character constituting the text information, and a key required for moving the cursor to a next character in sequence, until a key required for moving the cursor from the penultimate character constituting the text information to the last character constituting the text information. performing, by the first terminal, parsing processing on the text information, to obtain at least one character constituting the text information, wherein the character comprises a letter or a digit; determining, by the first terminal, a position of a cursor on a display screen of the second terminal; determining, by the first terminal, a key required for moving the cursor from the position to a search area; and determining, by the first terminal, a key required for moving the cursor from the search area to the first character constituting the text information, a key required for moving the cursor from the first character to the second character constituting the text information, and a key required for moving the cursor to a next character in sequence, until a key required for moving the cursor from the penultimate character constituting the text information to the last character constituting the text information.