Abstract:
An operation method and a device related to emergency situations are provided. A method for controlling an electronic device includes determining a designated situation, based on at least one piece of information obtained from outside the electronic device and information obtained from at least one sensor of the electronic device, determining features corresponding to the designated situation, and controlling the electronic device, based on at least one of the features and user status information.
Abstract:
A method and device for sharing content on an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display and a processor. The processor is configured to display content on the display, display input of at least one of an image and text to the display, at least one of the image and the text being overlapped with at least a portion of the content, and transmit information representing the input along with information representing the content.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for zooming in/out and displaying display information in an electronic device are provided. The method includes detecting an angle according to a touch movement and zooming in/out display information based on the angle according to the touch movement.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for displaying a digital map in a client is provided. The method includes determining a part to be magnified and displayed on the digital map, displaying a magnified map image corresponding to the determined part, receiving information about the magnified map image from a server, and displaying the information received from the server on the magnified map image.
Abstract:
A method for outputting data received together with a message is provided. The method includes receiving a message corresponding to a specified application while a lock screen is displayed, presenting, via a portion of the lock screen, a notification notifying of the receiving of the message, the notification including a first icon indicative of the specified application and a second icon indicative of an existence of an image in the message, receiving an input with respect to the notification, upon determining that the input corresponds to a first input with respect to the notification, launching the specified application such that the lock screen is terminated, and that the message is displayed in a user interface corresponding to the specified application, and upon determining that the input corresponds to a second input with respect to the notification, terminating the presenting of the notification while the lock screen is maintained.
Abstract:
A display that surrounds the external appearance of an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing that includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a third surface formed of a side surface that encloses the space between the first and second surfaces, wherein each of the first to third surfaces are includes a material capable of transmitting light, a first display disposed in the housing adjacent to the first surface, a second display disposed in the housing adjacent to the second surface, and a third display that is disposed in the housing adjacent to the side surface and extends from the edge of the first display to the edge of the second display, wherein the first to third displays are disposed to substantially provide a display region to a whole surface of the housing.
Abstract:
A display apparatus and method of an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display, and a processor. The processor fetches a display region for displaying a screen when an application is executed, and fetches and displays a plurality of screens in the fetched display region.
Abstract:
Methods for controlling execution of an application on electronic devices using a touchscreen and electronic devices for implementing the same are provided. The method includes detecting a touch input on an icon area of the application displayed on the touchscreen, displaying at least one menu item corresponding to at least one function of the application based on a continuous touch input after detecting the touch input, and controlling the execution of the application based on the at least one menu item.
Abstract:
An electronic device and a method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface that faces in a first direction and a second surface that faces in a second direction which is an opposite direction of the first direction, a touchscreen display disposed between the first surface and the second surface and exposed through the first surface, a pressure sensor disposed between the first surface and the second surface and configured to detect a pressure by an external object on the touchscreen display, an image sensor disposed to be exposed through the second surface, a wireless communication circuit disposed inside the housing, at least one processor electrically connected with the touchscreen display, the pressure sensor, the image sensor, and the wireless communication circuit, and a memory electrically connected with the at least one processor.
Abstract:
An example electronic device includes memory for storing a program for unlocking the first electronic device using a wearable electronic device; wireless communication circuitry; and one or more processors configured to execute the program stored in the memory to cause the electronic device to at least establish wireless communication, via the wireless communication circuitry, with the wearable electronic device when the wearable electronic device is in a wireless communication range of the first electronic device; determine whether the wearable second electronic device is authenticated for unlocking the first electronic device; determine whether the wearable electronic device is in a specific range of the first electronic device based on a signal transmitted from the wearable electronic device being worn; and unlock the first electronic device based on determining that the wearable electronic device is authenticated and is in the specific range of the electronic device.