An electronic device is disclosed. An electronic device according to various embodiments disclosed in the present document may comprise: a communication circuit; an audio output device; and a processor electrically connected to the communication circuit and the audio output device, wherein the processor is configured to: when a message is received from an external server apparatus through the communication circuit, identify whether the received message has a designated format; and parse audio data from the received message when the received message has a designated format, and output, through the audio output device, the parsed audio data as a notification sound notifying of the message reception. In addition, various embodiments recognized through the specification are possible.