ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY, AND SCREEN CONTROL METHOD

An electronic device according to various embodiments comprises: a flexible display including a main display region and at least one extendable display region that can be extended from the main display region; and a processor operatively connected to the display, wherein the processor is configured to: control the display to display first content on the main display having a first size while the electronic device is in a slide-in state, slide the display out to extend same to a second size based on touch input information about the display region being received, control the display to display second content on the extendable display region or the entire display region while the state of the electronic state is being switched into a slide-out state, and complete displaying of the second content and display the first content on at least a part of the display based on switching of the state of the electronic state to the slide-out state being completed.