The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for detecting pressure. The method includes: acquiring, via a fingerprint recognition sensor, a plurality of successive fingerprint images; recognizing sweat pores in the plurality of successive fingerprint images; determining a feature of the recognized sweat pores in the plurality of successive fingerprint images; and determining a changing trend of pressure applied on the fingerprint recognition sensor over time based on a changing trend of the feature of the recognized sweat pores across the plurality of successive fingerprint images.