Abstract: An electronic device is provided such that a user can experience a quick launch of an application therein. The electronic device includes a housing, a display, an input unit, a processor, a non-volatile memory to store an application program, and a volatile memory to store instructions that allow the processor to load a first part of the application program in the volatile memory based on a first change of state of the electronic device, to load a second part of the application program in the volatile memory based on a second change of state of the electronic device and to display an image or text generated by the loaded first or second part. Since at least part of the application is preloaded before the second input is generated, only the remainder of the application has to be loaded in order to execute the application after the second input is generated.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a touch screen display; a pressure sensor; at least one processor configured to receive a user input for performing a function for a selected period of time after execution of at least one application program, to detect a pressure regarding the touch screen display for the selected period of time using the pressure sensor, and to execute at least one selected from pausing the execution of the function, resuming the same, and restarting the same at least partially on the basis of the detected pressure when a selected pressure level is detected by the pressure sensor for the selected period of time.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a memory, a display, and a processor electrically connected to the memory and the display. The processor is configured to transparently output a first screen related to a first application, if receiving a user input, change a transparency of at least a partial area of the first screen in correspondence to the user input, and output the first screen on the display.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method of the electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a touch screen display that displays a user interface, a force sensor that detects a pressure with which an external object touches the touch screen display, a wireless communication circuit, and a processor that controls the touch screen display to display the user interface, receives, from at least one of the force sensor and the wireless communication circuit, data representing that the external object is pressing a portion of the user interface with a pressure greater than or equal to a selected pressure, receives a handwriting input through the touch screen display, and displays the handwriting input on the user interface on the touch screen display.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, one or more input/output (I/O) interfaces included in or on the housing, a processor, and a memory, wherein the memory stores a plurality of templates associated with a plurality of tasks, wherein each of the templates includes a plurality of parameters for at least partially completing a respective one of the tasks, and wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: receive a user input to set up an alarm associated with a task to be performed at a selected time, wherein the input includes a first time parameter associated with the selected time; select one of the plurality of templates; determine a second time parameter of the plurality of parameters of the selected template; determine a time for the alarm; and provide the alarm at the determined time.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a touch screen display; a pressure sensor; at least one processor configured to receive a user input for performing a function for a selected period of time after execution of at least one application program, to detect a pressure regarding the touch screen display for the selected period of time using the pressure sensor, and to execute at least one selected from pausing the execution of the function, resuming the same, and restarting the same at least partially on the basis of the detected pressure when a selected pressure level is detected by the pressure sensor for the selected period of time.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided such that a user can experience a quick launch of an application therein. The electronic device includes a housing, a display, an input unit, a processor, a non-volatile memory to store an application program, and a volatile memory to store instructions that allow the processor to load a first part of the application program in the volatile memory based on a first change of state of the electronic device, to load a second part of the application program in the volatile memory based on a second change of state of the electronic device and to display an image or text generated by the loaded first or second part. Since at least part of the application is preloaded before the second input is generated, only the remainder of the application has to be loaded in order to execute the application after the second input is generated.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided such that a user can experience a quick launch of an application therein. The electronic device includes a housing, a display, an input unit, a processor, a non-volatile memory to store an application program, and a volatile memory to store instructions that allow the processor to load a first part of the application program in the volatile memory based on a first change of state of the electronic device, to load a second part of the application program in the volatile memory based on a second change of state of the electronic device and to display an image or text generated by the loaded first or second part. Since at least part of the application is preloaded before the second input is generated, only the remainder of the application has to be loaded in order to execute the application after the second input is generated.

Abstract: An electronic device and an object control method therefor are provided. The electronic device includes a display module configured to display at least one object on a screen of the electronic device, a user input module configured to receive a user input, and a processor configured to compare a coordinate of each of the objects with a coordinate of the user input and to control attributes of each of the objects.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an input interface configured to receive first input information relating to a sharing content operation, a communication interface configured to receive second input information relating to the sharing content operation from at least one external electronic device, a memory configured to store at least one instruction relating to processing of the sharing content, and a processor electronically connected to the input interface, the communication interface, and the memory, where the processor, upon executing the least one instruction, is configured to determine collision occurrence possibility of the first input information and the second input information, and to apply a specified effect corresponding to the collision occurrence possibility.

Abstract: An electronic device, a method and computer-readable medium is disclosed. The electronic device includes a housing; a touch screen display; a wireless communication circuit; a processor; and a memory. The memory is configured to store a first application program including a first user interface, a second application program including a second user interface, and instructions. The processor is configured to display an array of icons. At least one of the icons includes a first object and a second object. The processor is configured to receive an input to select one of the at least one of the array of icons. The processor is configured to display the first user interface and the second user interface in sequence on the display upon receiving the input. The processor is configured to repeatedly running the first application program and the second application program alternately in the foreground during a first time period.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a processor, and a memory storing a first application program including a first user interface and a second application program including a second user interface. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to display an array of icons in an area adjacent to the edge in response to the gesture input, wherein each of the icons has a first size, one of the icons includes a first icon and a second icon, the first icon and second icon having a second size smaller than the first size, the first icon indicates the first application program, and the second icon indicates the second application program, receive an input to select the one of the icons, and display the first user interface and the second user interface together on the display in response to the received input.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an electronic device for controlling an external electronic device using a user input, and an operating method thereof. An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include a housing, a touchscreen display exposed through the housing, a communication circuit, a processor disposed inside the housing and electrically coupled with the display and the wireless communication circuit, and a memory disposed inside the housing and electrically coupled with the processor.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, one or more input/output (I/O) interfaces included in or on the housing, a processor, and a memory, wherein the memory stores a plurality of templates associated with a plurality of tasks, wherein each of the templates includes a plurality of parameters for at least partially completing a respective one of the tasks, and wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: receive a user input to set up an alarm associated with a task to be performed at a selected time, wherein the input includes a first time parameter associated with the selected time; select one of the plurality of templates; determine a second time parameter of the plurality of parameters of the selected template; determine a time for the alarm; and provide the alarm at the determined time.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for controlling an electronic device by using a force input of the electronic device. The method includes displaying a screen comprising at least one object on a touch screen display, receiving data indicating that an external object is pressed on the touch screen display by a force greater than or equal to a selected force, receiving a manual input through the touch screen display after the data is received, displaying at least one of an image and a character on the touch screen display in a manner overlapping with the screen based on the manual input, and deleting the at least one of the image and the character while directly maintaining the screen when a selected time has elapsed.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method of the electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a touch screen display that displays a user interface, a force sensor that detects a pressure with which an external object touches the touch screen display, a wireless communication circuit, and a processor that controls the touch screen display to display the user interface, receives, from at least one of the force sensor and the wireless communication circuit, data representing that the external object is pressing a portion of the user interface with a pressure greater than or equal to a selected pressure, receives a handwriting input through the touch screen display, and displays the handwriting input on the user interface on the touch screen display.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a memory, a display, and a processor electrically connected to the memory and the display. The processor is configured to transparently output a first screen related to a first application, if receiving a user input, change a transparency of at least a partial area of the first screen in correspondence to the user input, and output the first screen on the display.

Abstract: A method of processing image data of an electronic device is provided. The method includes dividing the image data into at least one segment corresponding to a feature of at least part of the image data, determining a category corresponding to the at least one segment, and displaying the at least one segment in a converted form based on the category.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an input interface configured to receive first input information relating to a sharing content operation, a communication interface configured to receive second input information relating to the sharing content operation from at least one external electronic device, a memory configured to store at least one instruction relating to processing of the sharing content, and a processor electronically connected to the input interface, the communication interface, and the memory, where the processor, upon executing the least one instruction, is configured to determine collision occurrence possibility of the first input information and the second input information, and to apply a specified effect corresponding to the collision occurrence possibility.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided such that a user can experience a quick launch of an application therein. The electronic device includes a housing, a display, an input unit, a processor, a non-volatile memory to store an application program, and a volatile memory to store instructions that allow the processor to load a first part of the application program in the volatile memory based on a first change of state of the electronic device, to load a second part of the application program in the volatile memory based on a second change of state of the electronic device and to display an image or text generated by the loaded first or second part. Since at least part of the application is preloaded before the second input is generated, only the remainder of the application has to be loaded in order to execute the application after the second input is generated.