ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING RCS FUNCTION, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF

The disclosure relates to a device and a method for providing a rich communication suite (RCS) function in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes memory, a communication circuitry, and at least one processor, wherein the memory store instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to identify whether a message of a second type different from a first type is received from an external electronic device when the electronic device supports a message of the first type, and, based on the reception of the message of the second type from the external electronic device, perform a function exchange with the external electronic device when it is determined, based on a function of the external electronic device, that the external electronic device supports the message of the first type.