The present application relates to a flexible electronic device for sensing a deformation state and a method for operating the same. An electronic device comprises a housing; a flexible display; at least one first sensor disposed in the housing; at least one second sensor disposed in the housing and different from the at least one first sensor; at least one processor disposed in the housing and operatively connected to the flexible display, the at least one first sensor, and the at least one second sensor; and memory operatively connected to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform a plurality of operations comprising: acquiring first data from the at least one first sensor; activating the at least one second sensor at least partially based on the acquired first data; acquiring second data from the at least one second sensor; and sensing a deformation state of the flexible display at least partially based on the acquired first or second data.

A user terminal device and a displaying method thereof are provided. The user terminal device includes a display configured to display a first screen on a display which is divided by a folding line into a first area and a second area, the second area being larger than the first area with reference to a folding line and including an exposure area that is exposed while the display is folded along the folding line such that the first area faces the second area, a detector configured to detect, while the first screen is displayed, a first folding interaction of folding the display such that the first area faces the second area and a second folding interaction of folding the display such that a first cover corresponding to the first area faces a second cover corresponding to the second area, and a controller configured to, in response to detecting the first folding interaction, display a second screen related to the first screen on the exposure area, and in response to the second folding interaction being detected, display a third screen related to the first screen on the first area or the second area.

The present disclosure discloses a method for controlling a foldable terminal and a foldable terminal. The method includes: receiving a first input for the foldable terminal; obtaining a folding angle of the foldable terminal; and controlling, in a case that the folding angle meets a target condition, the foldable terminal to power on or power off in response to the first input.

A dual-screen computing device includes two separate displays that are coupled to an interconnecting hinge. A hinge detector detects movement or position of the hinge, and the positions of the displays may be determined based on the hinge movement or position. The positions of the displays relative to each other may then be used to determine which mode of operation the dual-screen computing device is operating (e.g., tent mode, open, closed, etc.). Additionally, the dual-screen computing device may include various sensors that detect different environmental, orientation, location, and device-specific information. Applications are configured to operate differently based on the mode of operation and, optionally, the sensor data detected by the sensors.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing foldably connected with the first housing, a flexible display disposed on the first housing and the second housing, at least one sensor, a memory, and at least one processor operatively connected to the flexible display, the at least one sensor, and the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured, when instructions stored in the memory are executed, to control the flexible display to display a first execution screen of a first application, based on an angle between the first housing and the second housing, which is identified using the sensor, falling within a predetermined range, identify whether the first application supports changing of an execution screen according to a change in angle, control the flexible display to display a second execution screen of the first application associated with the predetermined range.

One example provides a computing device including a first portion including a first display, a second portion including a second display and a camera, the second portion connected to the first portion via a hinge, a hinge angle sensing mechanism including one or more sensors, a logic device, and a storage device holding instructions executable by the logic device to execute a camera application and to receive sensor data from the one or more sensors, based at least in part on the sensor data received from the one or more sensors, determine a device pose, output the camera application to the first display when the device pose is indicative of the camera being world-facing, and output the camera application to the second display when the device pose is indicative of the camera being user-facing.

Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that includes a first housing, where the first housing includes at least one first housing accelerometer and at least one first housing gyroscope, a second housing, where the second housing includes at least one second housing accelerometer and at least one second housing gyroscope, and a hinge. The hinge rotatably couples the first housing to the second housing, where a hinge angle is determined using data from the first housing accelerometer, the second housing accelerometer, the first housing gyroscope, and the second housing gyroscope if the electronic device is not in a portrait orientation where the hinge is vertical to a ground or not in motion and is determined using data from the first housing gyroscope and the second housing gyroscope if the electronic device is in portrait orientation or is in motion.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing including a first face and a second face, a second housing including a third face and a fourth face, a folding part rotatably connecting the first housing and the second housing, a flexible display disposed on the first face and the third face, a camera exposed through at least a portion of the fourth face, a memory configured to store instructions, and a processor configured to determine an orientation of the electronic device and a direction in which the camera is pointed while a camera application is executed, identify the first area or the second area as an area in which a preview image acquired through the camera is displayed based at least on the determined direction and the determined orientation, and display the preview image, acquired through the camera, in the identified area using the flexible display.

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.

A terminal such as a folding-screen smartphone includes a first body and a second body; a rotating shaft coupled to the first body and the second body, and configured to change an angle between the first body and the second body through rotation of the rotating shaft. The terminal also includes a first camera in the first body configured to photograph a target object and obtain a first image in response to a photographing instruction and a second camera in the second body configured to photograph the target object and obtain a second image in response to the photographing instruction. A processing component coupled to the first body and the second body is configured to determine the angle between the first body and the second body and obtain a target image by splicing the first image and the second image according to the angle.