Methods and devices for notifying an authorization update are provided. In a method for notifying an authorization update, a home network Proximity-based Services (ProSe) functional entity of an announcing terminal receives a notification message from a ProSe application server, where the notification message is used for notifying the home network ProSe functional entity of the announcing terminal that authorization information changes (S302); and the home network ProSe functional entity of the announcing terminal notifies a home network ProSe functional entity of a monitoring terminal that a ProSe code and/or filter corresponding to the announcing terminal become/becomes invalid or are/is updated (S304).