An electronic device comprising: a first short-range communication unit to support a first short-range communication protocol; a second short-range communication unit to support a second short-range communication protocol; and a controller adapted to: establish a first short-range communication connection between the electronic device and a second electronic device according to the first short-range communication protocol; determine whether the first short-range communication connection is lost between the electronic device and the second electronic device; control the second short-range communication unit to obtain, according to scan operation using the second short-range communication protocol, an advertising packet broadcasted from the second electronic device based on a determination that the first short-range communication connection established according to the first short-range communication protocol is lost; receive, from the second short-range communication unit, a received signal strength indication RSSI value corresponding to the second electronic device according to the second short-range communication protocol; and based on a determination that the RSSI value is larger than a reference RSSI value, control the first short-range communication unit to establish a second short-range communication connection between the electronic device and the second electronic device according to the first short-range communication protocol, wherein the first short-range communication unit is adapted to consume a first power when operating according to the first short-range communication protocol, and wherein the second short-range communication unit is adapted to consume a second power less than the first power when operating according to the second short-range communication protocol. a first short-range communication unit to support a first short-range communication protocol; a second short-range communication unit to support a second short-range communication protocol; and a controller adapted to: establish a first short-range communication connection between the electronic device and a second electronic device according to the first short-range communication protocol; determine whether the first short-range communication connection is lost between the electronic device and the second electronic device; control the second short-range communication unit to obtain, according to scan operation using the second short-range communication protocol, an advertising packet broadcasted from the second electronic device based on a determination that the first short-range communication connection established according to the first short-range communication protocol is lost; receive, from the second short-range communication unit, a received signal strength indication RSSI value corresponding to the second electronic device according to the second short-range communication protocol; and based on a determination that the RSSI value is larger than a reference RSSI value, control the first short-range communication unit to establish a second short-range communication connection between the electronic device and the second electronic device according to the first short-range communication protocol, establish a first short-range communication connection between the electronic device and a second electronic device according to the first short-range communication protocol; determine whether the first short-range communication connection is lost between the electronic device and the second electronic device; control the second short-range communication unit to obtain, according to scan operation using the second short-range communication protocol, an advertising packet broadcasted from the second electronic device based on a determination that the first short-range communication connection established according to the first short-range communication protocol is lost; receive, from the second short-range communication unit, a received signal strength indication RSSI value corresponding to the second electronic device according to the second short-range communication protocol; and based on a determination that the RSSI value is larger than a reference RSSI value, control the first short-range communication unit to establish a second short-range communication connection between the electronic device and the second electronic device according to the first short-range communication protocol, wherein the first short-range communication unit is adapted to consume a first power when operating according to the first short-range communication protocol, and wherein the second short-range communication unit is adapted to consume a second power less than the first power when operating according to the second short-range communication protocol.