Electronic device and method for inputting data into data entry field in electronic device

A method of entering data into a data input field in an electronic device, the method comprising:

• displaying an application screen of an application on a display;
• identifying the data input field on the application screen;
• identifying a data type corresponding to the identified data input field using at least one of information about the application or screen recognition information about the application screen;
• identifying one or more external electronic devices by scanning using short-range communication through the communication circuitry;
• transmitting a message requesting a confirmation of capability of providing data corresponding to the identified data type to the one or more external electronic devices using the short-range communication through the communication circuitry;
• receiving a response to the message requesting the confirmation of capability of providing the data corresponding to the identified data type from at least one external electronic device;
• displaying, on the application screen through the display, information corresponding to the at least one external electronic device capable of providing the data corresponding to the identified data type;
• receiving the data corresponding to the identified data type from the at least one external electronic device through communication circuitry;
• and
• entering the received data into the data input field,
• wherein the identified data type corresponds to the identified data input field on the application screen of the electronic device.

A non-volatile storage medium storing instructions configured to, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, cause the at least one processor to perform:

• displaying an application screen of an application on a display;
• identifying a data input field on the application screen;
• identifying a data type corresponding to the data input field using at least one of information about the application or screen recognition information about the application screen;
• identifying one or more external electronic devices by scanning using short-range communication through the communication circuitry;
• transmitting a message requesting a confirmation of capability of providing data corresponding to the identified data type to the one or more external electronic devices using the short-range communication through the communication circuitry;
• receiving a response to the message requesting the confirmation of capability of providing the data corresponding to the identified data type from at least one external electronic device;
• displaying, on the application screen through the display, information corresponding to the at least one external electronic device capable of providing the data corresponding to the identified data type;
• receiving the data corresponding to the identified data type from the at least one external electronic device through communication circuitry;
• and
• entering the received data into the data input field,
• wherein the identified data type corresponds to the identified data input field on the application screen of the electronic device.