Method and apparauts for supplying contact information

Various embodiments of the present document relates to electronic devices and a method of operation having a telephone function. The electronic device comprising a display, a memory for storing a first contact information corresponding to the other party, a communication module, and a processor, the processor, according to user's request by controlling the communication module of the other side to the external electronic device requesting information about a contact, receiving a second contact information corresponding to the other party from the external electronic device via the communication module, can be set so as to control the display provides the first and second contact information have.