Provided are a human facial recognition control method and a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal has a human facial recognition function. The method comprises: if a trigger operation of lighting up a screen of a mobile terminal is detected, determining whether the mobile terminal satisfies a pre-set human facial recognition starting condition; if the mobile terminal does not satisfy a pre-set human facial recognition starting condition, lighting up the screen of the mobile terminal; and if the mobile terminal satisfies a pre-set human facial recognition starting condition, lighting up the screen of the mobile terminal, and starting a human facial recognition function of the mobile terminal.
HUMAN FACIAL RECOGNITION CONTROL METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL