Electronic device and method for transferring subscription by using embedded sim in the electronic device

Abstract

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise at least one embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) each storing at least one subscriber identity information and at least one processor electrically connected to the eUICC. The at least one processor may control to connect with an external electronic device through communication, receive a subscription information request for subscription transfer from the external electronic device, identify at least one transferable subscription information from profile information stored in the eUICC, in response to the reception of the subscription information request, transmit the identified at least one transferable subscription information to the external electronic device, receive to-be-transferred subscription information selected from among the at least one transferable subscription information from the external electronic device, request a server to authenticate the to-be-transferred subscription selected by the external electronic device, receive information corresponding to a result of the authentication from the server, in response to the request for the authentication, and transmit information for subscription transfer including the information corresponding to the authentication result to the external electronic device.