A control method for playing media includes receiving an input from a user for triggering a play progress adjustment to the media playing on a screen. The method also includes generating an instruction for play progress adjustment based on the input. The instruction includes an adjustment manner, a target position and a start position of the input. The method further includes determining a target key frame immediately before a target time corresponding to the target position. The method additionally includes decoding data of the media starting from the target key frame and blocking presentation of the decoded media data starting from the target key frame. The method also includes playing media data decoded starting from the target time in response to a system time clock progressing to the target time.