Method and electronic device for controlling permission of application program

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touchscreen display, a wireless communication circuit, a processor electrically connected to the touchscreen display and the wireless communication circuit, and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory is configured to store an application program comprising a user interface, and store an instruction that, when executed, enables the processor to store a permission for accessing, by an application program stored in the memory, at least one among hardware components or software components of the electronic device, activate the application program, allow the application program to access the at least one among hardware components or software components based on the stored permission and display a user interface (UI) of the application program on the touchscreen display, hide a part of the user interface while the application program is executed in a background state, and monitor whether the application program uses the at least one among hardware components or software components while the application program is executed in the background state.