The embodiment of the invention relates to the field of wearable equipment, and discloses a wearable equipment playing mode control method and wearable equipment. The method comprises the steps of acquiring a current locating position of the wearable equipment; determining whether the locating position is within a preset public place area; and if the condition that the locating position is within the preset public place area, converting the playing mode of the wearable equipment to be a bone conductive mode from an external playing mode, wherein the bone conductive mode is used for converting an audio signal into a vibration signal and transmitting the vibration signal via a bone medium. With the application of the method and the equipment provided by the invention, a risk of eavesdropping on a call by people around can be reduced, and call convenience can be improved.