Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a display unit, a communicator configured to sense contact of an electronic device and to communicate with the electronic device; and a controller configured to sense a function associated with the electronic device, to display a user interface (UI) on the display unit for manipulating the sensed function, and to receive, from the control device, a user input for manipulating the function with respect to the UI.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for controlling the same are provided. The method includes displaying a content guide User Interface (UI) including a plurality of content bars classified by category, extending, in response to a content bar being selected from among the plurality of content bars, the selected content bar, and displaying at least one content included in a category corresponding to the selected content bar in a content area generated by the extended content bar. Accordingly, the display apparatus provides a user with content information intuitionally, thereby enabling the user to access to a desired content more easily.