Abstract: A method of switching channels includes: while displaying a current channel, in response to receiving a first instruction for channel adjustment, displaying a first channel number on a user interface based on the first instruction; in response to receiving a plurality of consecutive second instructions for channel adjustment and wherein a time difference between two consecutive received instructions among the first instruction and the plurality of consecutive second instructions is less than or equal to a predetermined time period, determining an updated channel number by increasing or decreasing a value of the first channel number based on the plurality of consecutive second instructions without performing a channel switching operation; and in response to determining that the predetermined time period has passed after receiving a last instruction of the plurality of consecutive second instructions without receipt of another instruction for channel adjustment, switching the current channel to a second channel