METHOD FOR OPERATING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise: a first housing; a second housing foldably connected to the first housing through a hinge device; a flexible display arranged to be supported by the second housing from the first housing through the hinge device; a touch sensor at least partially arranged in correspondence to the flexible display; a memory; and a processor operatively connected to the flexible display, the touch sensor, and the memory. The processor can operate a partial region of the touch sensor in a first mode in a state in which the first housing is folded with respect to the second housing, detect sliding motion in the folded state on the basis of the flexible display, confirm, in response to the sliding motion, a first display area in which the flexible display is exposed to the outside, and switch the touch sensor corresponding to the confirmed first display area from the first mode to a second mode. Various other embodiments are possible.