Electronic device and method for controlling a connectable external device

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure comprises a housing, a display, a memory storing an application, a communication module, and at least one processor electrically connected to the display, the memory, and the communication module, the at least one processor receives, through the communication module from at least one external electronic device, connection information including device identification information and target function information, controls, in response to reception of the connection information, the display to display a first user interface for receiving a first user input for connection approval, determines, in response to the first user input, a control means on the basis of the target function information, adds the at least one external electronic device to a connection candidate device list, controls the display to display the connection candidate device list indicating the at least one external electronic device, and executes the determined control means and controls the display to display a second user interface in response to a second user input of selecting the indicator from the connection candidate device list.