Method for providing screen by using flexible display, and electronic device supporting same

Abstract

An example electronic device includes a housing including a first housing, a second housing, and a third housing; a hinge part including a first hinge part and a second hinge part; a display including a first area arranged in the first housing, a second area arranged in the second housing, and a third area arranged in the third housing; at least one sensor; a communication module; a processor; and a memory, wherein the memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: detect, through the at least one sensor, whether a state of the electronic device is changed from a first state or a second state to a third state in which the second housing is expanded by a predetermined angle or more with respect to the first housing and the third housing centering on the hinge part; identify, through the communication module, whether an external electronic device has established communication with or is capable of establishing communication with the electronic device when it is detected that the state of the electronic device is changed to the third state; identify the type of an external electronic device based on identifying that an external electronic device that has established communication with or is capable of establishing communication with the electronic device; and display, through the first area, the second area, and the third area of the display, a screen corresponding to a first mode or a screen corresponding to a second mode different from the first mode, based on the type of the external electronic device.