A mobile terminal comprising: a wireless communication unit comprising a global position system, GPS, module adapted to receive location information from a plurality of GPS satellites, a mobile communication module adapted to transmit and receive radio signals over a mobile communication network, wherein the radio signals include a voice call signal, a short-range communication module, and a wireless internet module adapted to receive external information; a controller, adapted to generate recommended operation information for a home appliance based on the received external information, an output unit comprising a display unit configured to display a user interface (UI, GUI) associated with a call when the mobile terminal is in a call mode, the output unit further comprising an audio output module configured to output an audio signal received from the wireless communication unit, and; an input unit configured to input an audio signal, the input unit comprising a microphone module configured to receive an external sound signal through a microphone in the call mode of the mobile terminal and to convert the received sound signal into the audio signal; an interface unit being an interface between the mobile terminal and external devices connected to the mobile terminal; wherein, the wireless communication unit is further adapted to receive state information of the home appliance from the home appliance and to transmit the recommended operation information to the home appliance, characterized in that the controller is further adapted to: generate the recommended operation information based on the external information, wherein the external information comprises time information, and wherein the home appliance is a washing machine and the recommended operation information is generated to adjust a level of noise of the washing machine with reference to the time information. a wireless communication unit comprising a global position system, GPS, module adapted to receive location information from a plurality of GPS satellites, a mobile communication module adapted to transmit and receive radio signals over a mobile communication network, wherein the radio signals include a voice call signal, a short-range communication module, and a wireless internet module adapted to receive external information; a controller, adapted to generate recommended operation information for a home appliance based on the received external information, an output unit comprising a display unit configured to display a user interface (UI, GUI) associated with a call when the mobile terminal is in a call mode, the output unit further comprising an audio output module configured to output an audio signal received from the wireless communication unit, and; an input unit configured to input an audio signal, the input unit comprising a microphone module configured to receive an external sound signal through a microphone in the call mode of the mobile terminal and to convert the received sound signal into the audio signal; an interface unit being an interface between the mobile terminal and external devices connected to the mobile terminal; wherein, the wireless communication unit is further adapted to receive state information of the home appliance from the home appliance and to transmit the recommended operation information to the home appliance, characterized in that the controller is further adapted to: generate the recommended operation information based on the external information, wherein the external information comprises time information, and wherein the home appliance is a washing machine and the recommended operation information is generated to adjust a level of noise of the washing machine with reference to the time information. generate the recommended operation information based on the external information, wherein the external information comprises time information, and wherein the home appliance is a washing machine and the recommended operation information is generated to adjust a level of noise of the washing machine with reference to the time information.