Embodiments of this application belong to the field of audio processing technologies and provide an audio processing method and an electronic device. The method is applicable to an electronic device including a camera. The electronic device records a plurality of channels of audio and video pictures corresponding to the audio in a video recording mode, and plays, during video playback, some video pictures and audio obtained after the plurality of channels of audio are combined. When a speaker in a video picture starts to speak, played audio is switched to audio corresponding to the video picture in which the speaker is located; thereby resolving a feeling of a sudden change of sound caused by switching required for obtaining audio content when the electronic device that does not support playback of a plurality of channels of audio plays a video.