Electronic device including preview images for background screen for flexible display and control method thereof

Abstract

An electronic device comprises a display having a display area, wherein a size of the display area visually exposed in a first state of the electronic device is reduced and a size of the display area visually exposed in a second state of the electronic device is enlarged, and a processor operatively connected to the display, wherein the processor may be configured to acquire state information of the electronic device, successively display a first preview image and a second preview images on the display, based on the state information of the electronic device, wherein the first preview image includes a first area of a specified image and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the first state, wherein the second preview image comprises a second area including the first area and a further area extending from the first area, and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the second state, and specify the image as a background screen, based on a first user input.