Energy conservation mode starting method and apparatus

The present disclosure relates to an energy conservation mode starting method and apparatus and belongs to the field of electronic devices. The method comprises: acquiring a communication parameter between gateway devices, wherein the communication parameter comprises at least one of following items: a communication quality parameter and a preset idle period; according to the communication parameter, determining the current running state; and when determining that the running state is an idle state, starting an energy conservation mode. According to the energy conservation mode starting method and apparatus provided by the present disclosure, when the gateway device is determined to be in the idle state according to the communication parameter between the gateway devices, the energy conservation mode is started, so that power consumption of an intelligent device is reduced as much as possible on the premise of meeting an intelligent device performance demand of a user.