A fingerprint entry prompting method, includes: obtaining an ith entered fingerprint image, during a process of collecting and combining N fingerprint images entered in sequence to generate a fingerprint template of a user, wherein N≥i≥2, and N and i are integers; obtaining an overlap region between the ith entered fingerprint image and a determined template image, wherein the determined template image is generated by combining i−1 previously entered fingerprint images; and presenting a prompting message when the overlap region satisfies a prompting condition, wherein the prompting message is configured to instruct the user to move a finger towards a specified direction and re-enter the ith fingerprint image.