Embodiments of the present invention provide an unlock control method and a mobile terminal. The method comprises: monitoring the number of identification errors of a second fingerprint in a second application scenario through a second LockOut mode, wherein the second LockOut mode is independent from a first LockOut Mode, the first LockOut mode is configured to monitor the number of identification errors of a first fingerprint in a first application scenario, and the second application scenario is relatively independent from the first application scenario; and if the number of identification errors of the second fingerprint reaches the preset threshold, prohibiting the fingerprint identification operation in the second application scenario. The technical scheme provided by the embodiments of the present invention can be used to optimize the system Lockout mode.