Method and device for use control on user equipment

The invention provides a method and device for use control on user equipment. The method comprises the steps: receiving user input password contents; determining specific groups of people corresponding to the password contents; carrying out use control on the use time and/or use contents of the user equipment according to current security rules corresponding to the determined specific groups of people. According to the method and the device, a use control mode corresponding to the specific groups of people can be started according to use mode passwords for the specific groups of people, such as children, and the time and contents, used by the children, of the user equipment are controlled in real time under the condition that users are unaware, so that the users can effectively use beneficial functions of the user equipment.