Embodiments of this application provide a processing method for tracking a user equipment (UE) in a low power mode, and a device. The method includes: obtaining transmission configuration information between the UE and a network device, where the transmission configuration information indicates that an uplink tracking signal is to be sent according to a discontinuous transmission mode, and the transmission configuration information includes a transmission cycle. When the UE enters a low power mode, sending, an uplink tracking signal to the network device based on the transmission configuration information; and receiving timing advance (TA) adjustment information returned by the network device, where the TA adjustment information is obtained by the network device through detection of the uplink tracking signal.