TERMINAL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

The present invention relates to a terminal apparatus and a controlling method thereof, the terminal apparatus including a communicator configured to communicate with at least one device through a hub device; a display configured to display an image; a user input receiver configured to receive a user's input; at least one processor configured to control the display to display a dialog box where the hub device or the at least one device is set as a counterpart in response to execution of a messenger program, control the communicator to transmit a control signal including a command for controlling a predetermined device to the device targeted for control through the hub device so that the device targeted for control operates in response to the command corresponding to a user's input when the user's input corresponding to the command is received in the displayed dialog box through the user input receiver, and control the display to display a message corresponding to the transmitted command in the dialog box. Thus, the messenger program is used to transmit a command to a household device in home, and it is more convenient for a user to use an IoT service.