This document discloses an electronic device and a control method for the device. An electronic device according to the present invention and a control method for the device comprises a first wireless communication module; a second wireless communication module; and a controller obtaining information of contents from at least one different device through a first communication channel formed by the first wireless communication module and obtaining the contents through the first communication channel or forming a second communication channel by using the second wireless communication module on the basis of the information of the obtained contents and obtaining data of the contents through the second communication channel formed. According to the present invention, contents can be obtained through a better communication module between the first and the second wireless communication module.