Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Sooyoun Park

Youngseok Park

Yoonjeong Choi

Donghwan Bae

Minsuk Jang

Seokhee Na

Kyuok Choi

Juhyun Ko

An electronic device and control method thereof capable of utilizing a display as illumination light for a camera that is being used to capture images is provided. The electronic device includes a foldable display; a camera; a processor; and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions that cause, when executed, the processor to detect a user input for activating the camera; identify a state of the foldable display based on the user input; display a live view of an object obtained by the camera through a designated region of the foldable display based on a first state of the foldable display; divide the foldable display into a first region for a live view and a second region for a lighting plate with respect to a folding site based on a second state of the foldable display; display a live view of an object obtained by the camera based on the first region; and output illumination light based on the second region.

Apparatus and method for providing illumination of camera in electronic device

An electronic device includes a foldable housing including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first display arranged on the first surface and configured to be flexible, a second display arranged in at least a partial area of the second surface, and a processor arranged inside the foldable housing. The processor detects that the foldable housing is unfolded to a first angle from a fully folded state, displays a first GUI associated with a first application on at least a partial area of the display, detects that the foldable housing is unfolded to a second angle greater than the first angle, displays a second GUI associated with a second application, and executes the second application when the foldable housing is folded back into the fully folded state.

Electronic device for controlling application according to folding angle and method thereof

Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Sooyoun Park