An electronic device (101, 201) for sensing a fingerprint, the electronic device comprising: a display (160, 260) configured to include at least one sensor for sensing the fingerprint; a memory (130, 230); and at least one processor (120, 210, 1010) electrically connected with the display (160, 260) and the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: execute a first application and display the first application on the display; sense a first fingerprint inputted to a first sub region among a plurality of sub regions in a first region of the first application displayed on the display, wherein the first region is a region for registering fingerprints, map the sensed first fingerprint to a first function corresponding to the first sub region, determine whether the mapped first fingerprint is sensed on at least one second region of the first application or at least one fourth region of a second application displayed on the display, wherein the at least one second region or the at least one fourth region is a region for displaying at least one object and for sensing a fingerprint inputted to the at least one object, wherein the second application is executed while executing the first application, and wherein the second application includes a third region being a region for registering fingerprints and the at least one fourth region, wherein at least one function included in the first region of the first application is the same as a function included in the third region of the second application, and in response to the mapped first fingerprint being sensed on the at least one second region or the at least one fourth region, apply the mapped function to the display. a display (160, 260) configured to include at least one sensor for sensing the fingerprint; a memory (130, 230); and at least one processor (120, 210, 1010) electrically connected with the display (160, 260) and the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: execute a first application and display the first application on the display; sense a first fingerprint inputted to a first sub region among a plurality of sub regions in a first region of the first application displayed on the display, wherein the first region is a region for registering fingerprints, map the sensed first fingerprint to a first function corresponding to the first sub region, determine whether the mapped first fingerprint is sensed on at least one second region of the first application or at least one fourth region of a second application displayed on the display, wherein the at least one second region or the at least one fourth region is a region for displaying at least one object and for sensing a fingerprint inputted to the at least one object, wherein the second application is executed while executing the first application, and wherein the second application includes a third region being a region for registering fingerprints and the at least one fourth region, wherein at least one function included in the first region of the first application is the same as a function included in the third region of the second application, and in response to the mapped first fingerprint being sensed on the at least one second region or the at least one fourth region, apply the mapped function to the display. execute a first application and display the first application on the display; sense a first fingerprint inputted to a first sub region among a plurality of sub regions in a first region of the first application displayed on the display, wherein the first region is a region for registering fingerprints, map the sensed first fingerprint to a first function corresponding to the first sub region, determine whether the mapped first fingerprint is sensed on at least one second region of the first application or at least one fourth region of a second application displayed on the display, wherein the at least one second region or the at least one fourth region is a region for displaying at least one object and for sensing a fingerprint inputted to the at least one object, wherein the second application is executed while executing the first application, and wherein the second application includes a third region being a region for registering fingerprints and the at least one fourth region, wherein at least one function included in the first region of the first application is the same as a function included in the third region of the second application, and in response to the mapped first fingerprint being sensed on the at least one second region or the at least one fourth region, apply the mapped function to the display.