Abstract: A method for switching channels of communication between a host or media device and a peripheral device includes steps for detecting a trigger condition for performing a channel switch operation of a currently selected channel. The currently selected channel may be one of a plurality of channels that can be used by the media device to communicate with the peripheral device. For example, the host device may select a predefined channel (e.g., for a hard-coded channel selection) or a candidate channel (e.g., for a dynamic channel selection) from the plurality of channels. The host device may determine whether it is configured for performing a dynamic channel switch based on channel scores associated with channels in the plurality of channels.