The present disclosure provides a charging method and an electronic device, in the field of electronic technology. The charging method is applied in electronic devices. The electronic device includes a charging circuit including a first charging path, a second charging path, and a parallel charging path operating, the method comprising: disconnecting the first charging path, when the charging circuit is in the first charging mode and the electronic device is detected to be connected to the second charging mode; obtaining a charging protocol used in the second charging mode; and determining whether to adopt the first charging path, the second charging path, or the parallel charging path to charge the electronic device according to the charging protocol.