An electronic device comprising: a transceiver for communicating with at least one wearable device and receiving, from the at least one wearable device, status information indicating whether the at least one wearable device is in use, wherein for a wearable device to be in use means at least one of the following: the wearable device has received input from a user within a predetermined time, the wearable device is reproducing content, the wearable device is executing an application, the wearable device is being operated by a user such that a screen of the wearable device is being updated according to a user command, a screen of the wearable device is turned on; and wherein for a wearable device to be in use is distinct from being worn, wherein a wearable device can be worn without being in use, a processor configured to: detect an occurrence of a notification event for providing a notification at the electronic device or the at least one wearable device; determine whether any one of the electronic device and the at least one wearable device is in use based on the status information; when it is determined that any one of the electronic device and the at least one wearable device is in use, identify the device in use as a recipient of the notification; when it is determined that any one of the electronic device and the at least one wearable device is not in use, obtain information indicating whether the at least one wearable device is in a wearing state, determining whether the at least one wearable device is in the wearing state, and, if any one of the at least one wearable device is in the wearing state, identify the at least one wearable device in the wearing state as the recipient of the notification; when the at least one wearable device is not in the wearing state, identify, according to set priorities, one of the electronic device or the at least one wearable device as the recipient of the notification, provide the notification to the recipient of the notification. a transceiver for communicating with at least one wearable device and receiving, from the at least one wearable device, status information indicating whether the at least one wearable device is in use, wherein for a wearable device to be in use means at least one of the following: the wearable device has received input from a user within a predetermined time, the wearable device is reproducing content, the wearable device is executing an application, the wearable device is being operated by a user such that a screen of the wearable device is being updated according to a user command, a screen of the wearable device is turned on; the wearable device has received input from a user within a predetermined time, the wearable device is reproducing content, the wearable device is executing an application, the wearable device is being operated by a user such that a screen of the wearable device is being updated according to a user command, a screen of the wearable device is turned on; and wherein for a wearable device to be in use is distinct from being worn, wherein a wearable device can be worn without being in use, a processor configured to: detect an occurrence of a notification event for providing a notification at the electronic device or the at least one wearable device; determine whether any one of the electronic device and the at least one wearable device is in use based on the status information; when it is determined that any one of the electronic device and the at least one wearable device is in use, identify the device in use as a recipient of the notification; when it is determined that any one of the electronic device and the at least one wearable device is not in use, obtain information indicating whether the at least one wearable device is in a wearing state, determining whether the at least one wearable device is in the wearing state, and, if any one of the at least one wearable device is in the wearing state, identify the at least one wearable device in the wearing state as the recipient of the notification; when the at least one wearable device is not in the wearing state, identify, according to set priorities, one of the electronic device or the at least one wearable device as the recipient of the notification, detect an occurrence of a notification event for providing a notification at the electronic device or the at least one wearable device; determine whether any one of the electronic device and the at least one wearable device is in use based on the status information; when it is determined that any one of the electronic device and the at least one wearable device is in use, identify the device in use as a recipient of the notification; when it is determined that any one of the electronic device and the at least one wearable device is not in use, obtain information indicating whether the at least one wearable device is in a wearing state, determining whether the at least one wearable device is in the wearing state, and, if any one of the at least one wearable device is in the wearing state, identify the at least one wearable device in the wearing state as the recipient of the notification; when the at least one wearable device is not in the wearing state, identify, according to set priorities, one of the electronic device or the at least one wearable device as the recipient of the notification, provide the notification to the recipient of the notification.