Electronic device for controlling wireless communication connection and operating method thereof

An electronic device, comprising:

• a communication module;
• and
• at least one processor operatively connected with the communication module, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• establish, via the communication module, a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) connection with an external electronic device,
• identify an input for requesting to perform a location-based service-related action for the external electronic device,
• measure, via the communication module, a distance between the external electronic device and the electronic device based on a high accuracy distance measurement (HADM) scheme which is based on a BLE technology in the BLE connection,
• identify whether the measured distance between the external electronic device and the electronic device is longer than a set distance for the location-based service-related action, and
• based on a determination that the measured distance between the external electronic device and the electronic device is shorter than or equal to the set distance, perform, via the communication module, the location-based service-related action with the external electronic device in the BLE connection.

An operating method of an electronic device, the operating method comprising:

• establishing a first Bluetooth low energy (BLE) connection with an external electronic device;
• measuring a distance between the external electronic device and the electronic device based on a first distance measurement scheme which is based on a BLE technology in the first BLE connection;
• identifying whether the distance between the external electronic device and the electronic device measured based on the first distance measurement scheme is within a set range which is shorter than or equal to a first distance and longer than or equal to a second distance;
• based on a determination that the distance between the external electronic device and the electronic device measured based on the first distance measurement scheme is within the set range, measuring a distance between the external electronic device and the electronic device based on a second distance measurement scheme which is based on the BLE technology in the first BLE connection and establishing a second BLE connection with the external electronic device;
• and
• based on a determination that the distance between the external electronic device and the electronic device measured based on the second distance measurement scheme is shorter than the second distance, measuring a distance between the electronic device and the external electronic device based on a ultra wide band (UWB) technology.