Electronic device including foldable display and method for operating the electronic device

An electronic device comprising:

• a housing including a first edge, a second edge opposite the first edge, a third edge connected to a first end of the first edge and a first end of the second edge, a fourth edge connected to a second end of the first edge opposite to the first end of the first edge and a second end of the second edge opposite to the first end of the second edge, a hinge connected to the first edge and the second edge, a first housing structure corresponding to an area between the third edge and the hinge, and a second housing structure corresponding to an area between the fourth edge and the hinge, wherein each of the first edge and the second edge is foldable about the hinge, and wherein the first housing structure and the second housing structure face each other in a folded state of the first edge and the second edge;
• a foldable display including a first area extending from the hinge in a first direction and a second area extending from the hinge in a second direction opposite to the first direction;
• a first sensor disposed in the first housing structure;
• a second sensor disposed in the second housing structure;
• a memory configured to store a plurality of applications;
• and
• a processor configured to execute at least one of the plurality of applications,
• wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
• detect which of the first area and the second area includes a starting point at which a user interface of the executed application starts to be output on the foldable display based on the foldable display being folded,
• obtain data related to an area in which the starting point is located, from one of the first sensor and the second sensor that corresponds to the area in which the starting point is located, and
• determine whether to rotate the user interface in the area in which the starting point is located, based on the data.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a housing including a first edge, a second edge opposite the first edge, a third edge connected to a first end of the first edge and a first end of the second edge, a fourth edge connected to a second end of the first edge opposite to the first end of the first edge and a second end of the second edge opposite to the first end of the second edge, a hinge connected to the first edge and the second edge, a first housing structure corresponding to an area between the third edge and the hinge, and a second housing structure corresponding to an area between the fourth edge and the hinge, wherein each of the first edge and the second edge is foldable about the hinge, and wherein the first housing structure and the second housing structure face each other in a folded state of the first edge and the second edge;
• a foldable display including a first area extending from the hinge in a first direction and a second area extending from the hinge in a second direction opposite to the first direction;
• a first sensor disposed in the first housing structure;
• a second sensor disposed in the second housing structure;
• a memory configured to store a plurality of applications;
• and
• a processor configured to execute at least one of the plurality of applications,
• wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
• measure three axes of the first area, based on data obtained by the first sensor, wherein the three axes of the first area include an x-1 axis that is perpendicular to the third edge and that extends toward the hinge from the third edge, a y-1 axis that is parallel to the third edge and that extends toward the second edge from the first edge, and a z-1 axis that is perpendicular to the x-1 axis and the y-1 axis,
• measure three axes of the second area, based on data obtained by the second sensor, wherein the three axes of the second area include an x-2 axis that is perpendicular to the fourth edge and that extends toward the hinge from the fourth edge, a y-2 axis that is parallel to the fourth edge and that extends toward the second edge from the first edge, and a z-2 axis that is perpendicular to the x-2 axis and the y-2 axis,
• generate new three axes by merging the three axes of the first area and the three axes of the second area, and
• output a user interface of the executed application through the foldable display, based on the newly generated three axes.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a housing including a first housing structure and a second housing structure that is foldable relative to the first housing structure about a first axis;
• a foldable display including a first portion disposed in the first housing structure and a second portion disposed in the second housing structure, the first portion being foldable relative to the second portion about a second axis parallel to the first axis;
• a first motion sensor disposed in the first housing structure;
• a second motion sensor disposed in the second housing structure;
• a processor located in the housing and operatively coupled with the foldable display, the first motion sensor, and the second motion sensor;
• and
• a memory operatively coupled with the processor,
• wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
• obtain first data from the first motion sensor,
• obtain second data from the second motion sensor,
• output a first interface on the first portion of the foldable display,
• output a second interface on the second portion of the foldable display, and
• transmit at least part of the first data or the second data to at least one of the first interface or the second interface.