Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Junhwan An

Mingu Kang

Bokun Choi

Jongmu Choi

Misun Kim

Suhyun Kim

Gyujin Lee

An electronic device that carries out communication and an operation method therefor are provided. The electronic device includes a short-range communication circuit and at least one processor operatively connected to the short-range communication circuit, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to establish a first communication connection to a first external electronic device via the short-range communication circuit, transmit, to a second external electronic device via the short-range communication circuit, first information associated with the first communication connection, if an event requiring a second communication connection between the second external electronic device and the first external electronic device occurs in the second external electronic device, receive, from the second external electronic device via the short-range communication circuit, second information notifying that the second communication connection will be established, and disestablish the first communication connection via the short-range communication circuit.

Electronic device that carries out communication and operation method therefor

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a communication module comprising communication circuitry configured to support a first communication method and a second communication method, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the communication module and the memory. The processor may be configured to: control the electronic device to connect to a first AP included in a first AP list based on the first communication method, receive a signal based on the second communication method transmitted from an external electronic device, obtain account information about the external electronic device and a second AP list including information about a second AP connected with the external electronic device from the external electronic device based on the second communication method upon receiving the signal, determine at least one AP, based on the first AP list and the second AP list based on account information about the electronic device and the account information about the external electronic device at least partly matching, and control the electronic device to perform wireless communication with the external electronic device based on the first communication method through the determined AP.

Method and electronic device for communicating based on access point

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