A responding method, applied to a first electronic device comprising an audio acquisition module and an audio output module, characterized in that , the responding method comprises: acquiring a voice signal through the audio acquisition module; determining whether to respond to the voice signal; and responsive to determining to respond to the voice signal, outputting a first sound signal by the audio output module, the first sound signal being configured to notify at least one second electronic device that the first electronic device responds to the voice signal, wherein determining whether to respond to the voice signal comprises: determining first signal energy obtained by acquiring the voice signal; receiving second signal energy obtained by the at least one second electronic device by acquiring the voice signal; and responsive to the first signal energy being higher than or equal to the second signal energy, determining the first electronic device to respond to the voice signal, wherein outputting the first sound signal by the audio output module responsive to determining to respond to the voice signal comprises: responsive to determining to respond to the voice signal, acquiring response information generated to respond to the voice signal; coding the response information to generate the first sound signal; and outputting the first sound signal through the audio output module. acquiring a voice signal through the audio acquisition module; determining whether to respond to the voice signal; and responsive to determining to respond to the voice signal, outputting a first sound signal by the audio output module, the first sound signal being configured to notify at least one second electronic device that the first electronic device responds to the voice signal, wherein determining whether to respond to the voice signal comprises: determining first signal energy obtained by acquiring the voice signal; receiving second signal energy obtained by the at least one second electronic device by acquiring the voice signal; and responsive to the first signal energy being higher than or equal to the second signal energy, determining the first electronic device to respond to the voice signal, determining first signal energy obtained by acquiring the voice signal; receiving second signal energy obtained by the at least one second electronic device by acquiring the voice signal; and responsive to the first signal energy being higher than or equal to the second signal energy, determining the first electronic device to respond to the voice signal, wherein outputting the first sound signal by the audio output module responsive to determining to respond to the voice signal comprises: responsive to determining to respond to the voice signal, acquiring response information generated to respond to the voice signal; coding the response information to generate the first sound signal; and outputting the first sound signal through the audio output module. responsive to determining to respond to the voice signal, acquiring response information generated to respond to the voice signal; coding the response information to generate the first sound signal; and outputting the first sound signal through the audio output module. <EOS>