Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof

A mobile terminal comprising:

• a first wireless communication module;
• a second wireless communication module;
• a display unit configured to display an activated screen of a selected application among a plurality of applications installed on the mobile terminal;
• a memory configured to store control values corresponding to each of the plurality of applications and indicating which specific wireless communication module among the first and second wireless communication modules is to be used when each of the plurality of applications is activated;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• receive an activation signal indicating an activation of a specific application among the plurality of applications,
• search a specific control value among the control values corresponding to the specific application,
• if the specific control value indicates that the first wireless communication module is used when the specific application is activated, automatically activate the first wireless communication module when the specific application is activated and deactivate the first wireless communication module when the specific application is deactivated, and
• if the specific control value indicates that the second wireless communication module is used when the specific application is activated, automatically activate the second wireless communication module when the specific application is activated and deactivate the second wireless communication module when the specific application is deactivated.