Disclosed are a method for controlling answer modes of a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal and a storage medium, wherein the mobile terminal includes a motion sensor and a proximity sensor. The method includes: a hand free mode is enabled; it is determined through the motion sensor whether or not the mobile terminal is picked up in case where the hand free mode has been enabled and a receiver mode is not enabled; the receiver mode is enabled and the hand free mode is kept being enabled based on a determination that the mobile terminal is picked up; it is determined through the proximity sensor whether or not the mobile terminal is covered in case where both of the receiver mode and the hand free mode are enabled; and the hand free mode is disabled and the receiver mode is kept being enabled based on a determination that the mobile terminal is covered.