Electronic device and method for controlling the electronic device

An electronic device comprising:

• a communicator comprising circuitry;
• a first sensor configured to detect movement information of the electronic device;
• a memory comprising:
• a first determination module configured to determine whether a user carries the electronic device, and
• a second determination module configured to determine a detecting method for detecting a user location;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• identify whether a user of the electronic device carries the electronic device based on the movement information of the electronic device obtained by the first sensor by using the first determination module,
• determine a detecting method for detecting location information of the user according to whether the user carries the electronic device by using the second determination module,
• based on the user being identified to carry the electronic device, determine a first detecting method for obtaining the location information of the user using at least one of the movement information of the electronic device or feature information of a first signal received from an access point (AP) via the communicator;
• and
• based on the user being identified to not carry the electronic device, determine a second detecting method for obtaining the location information of the user using feature information of a second signal received from at least one external device via the communicator.