An electronic device is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a memory in which an application is stored, a display, a position sensor, and a processor which executes the application to acquire user position information corresponding to a user terminal position sensed by the position sensor, and control a display to provide a user interface (UI) for controlling a cycle time of a washing apparatus, the UI being provided on the basis of information related to the cycle time of the washing apparatus and the user position information.

A method of operating a dryer appliance includes obtaining an image of a drum of the dryer appliance and a load of articles therein. The image of the drum may be obtained by a remote user interface device. The method further includes detecting a load type of the load of articles in the drum. The load type detected may be based on the image of the drum. The method additionally includes determining a recommended incremental cycle time. The method further includes adjusting a base cycle time with the recommended incremental cycle time.

A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes memory, including one or more storage media, storing instructions including water usage pattern information of a user, communication circuitry configured to communicate with a server and a user terminal to receive usage environment information, and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the communication circuitry, wherein the instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, cause the washing machine to perform a water usage reduction mode based on the water usage pattern information of the user stored in the memory, the usage environment information received from the server and the user terminal, or water usage information.

A washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes memory, including one or more storage media, storing instructions including water usage pattern information of a user, communication circuitry configured to communicate with a server and a user terminal to receive usage environment information, and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the communication circuitry, wherein the instructions, when executed individually or collectively by the at least one processor, cause the washing machine to perform a water usage reduction mode based on the water usage pattern information of the user stored in the memory, the usage environment information received from the server and the user terminal, or water usage information.