Electronic device including euicc and method for operating the same

A method for operating a terminal having an eUICC, the method comprising:

• determining whether there is an enabled profile in the eUICC;
• when there is the enabled profile in the eUICC, performing a communication function based on the enabled profile;
• and
• when there is no the enabled profile in the eUICC, disabling at least one function.

An electronic device, comprising:

• an application processor;
• a communication processor;
• a radio frequency (RF) circuit configured to be electrically connected with the communication processor;
• and
• an eUICC configured to be electrically connected with the communication processor and store at least one profile received from a server via the RF circuit,
• wherein the communication processor is configured to, when there is no enabled profile in the eUICC, disable at least one of a periodic eUICC verification function and a network search function.