Electronic device, method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium for displaying content on flexible display

A method performed by an electronic device including a housing including a first housing part and a second housing part movably engaged with the first housing part, and a flexible display including a display area visible from a front of the electronic device, wherein a size of the display area is enlarged or reduced according to a movement of the second housing part, the method comprising:

• displaying a plurality of contents in the display area while the size of the display area of the flexible display is a first size;
• and
• based on the size of the display area increasing from the first size to a second size:
• displaying, in a first area among areas of the display area, first content related to content selected from among the plurality of contents while the display area has the first size, wherein the areas are arranged with respect to each other;
• and
• displaying, in a second area and a third area among the areas, at least a part of second content and at least a part of third content, respectively,
• wherein the first area is between and adjacent to the second area and the third area, and
• wherein the at least the part of the second content and the at least the part of the third content are respectively displayed, while the size of the display area is increasing to the second size, around where the content that is selected was displayed while the display area has the first size.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program including instructions, wherein the instructions are configured to, when executed by a processor of an electronic device including a housing including a first housing part and a second housing part movably engaged with the first housing part, and a flexible display including a display area visible from a front of the electronic device, wherein a size of the display area is enlarged or reduced according to a movement of the second housing part, cause the electronic device to:

• display a plurality of contents in the display area while the size of the display area of the flexible display is a first size;
• and
• based on the size of the display area increasing from the first size to a second size:
• display, in a first area among areas of the display area, first content related to content selected from among the plurality of contents while the display area has the first size, wherein the areas are arranged with respect to each other;
• and
• display, in a second area and a third area among the areas, at least a part of second content and at least a part of third content, respectively,
• wherein the first area is between and adjacent to the second area and the third area, and
• wherein the at least the part of the second content and the at least the part of the third content are respectively displayed, while the size of the display area is increasing to the second size, around where the content that is selected was displayed while the display area has the first size.