A device control method includes a first electronic device that configures a network for a home device using a first home application logged in using a first account, sends, in response to a first user operation, an authorization request to a device server, and receives a first authorization code; the home device receives the first authorization code; the first electronic device outputs the first authorization code; the device server stores second personal information corresponding to the second account; a second electronic device sends account information of the second account and a second authorization code to the home device, wherein a second home application is installed on the second electronic device and is logged in using a second account; the home device performs verification on the second authorization code based on the first authorization code, and when the verification succeeds, stores the account information of the second account.