Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Sungtaek Kim

Kyuho Shin

Pyoje Cho

Disclosed are an electronic device for providing personalized group service and a control method. The electronic device includes a touchscreen display, communication circuitry, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be set to: detect at least one external electronic device positioned around the electronic device by the communication circuitry, receive a request for generating a group including the at least one external electronic device and the electronic device, determine, in response to receiving the request, whether a number of communications between the at least one detected external electronic device and the electronic device is at least a pre-designated number, determine a attributes of the group including the at least one external electronic device based on at least the result of the determination and display an indicator, indicating the at least one detected external electronic device, on the touch screen display according to the attribute.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Sungtaek Kim