A method and wearable device are provided. The wearable device includes a movement detection unit, a position detection unit, a wireless communication unit, a biometric information detection unit, a memory, and a processor, which implements the method, including determining an acquisition condition for acquiring biometric information, based on at least one of: setting information stored in the memory, movement information from a movement detection unit, location information from a position detection unit, information from a wireless communication unit, and information from a biometric information detection unit indicating wearing or non-wearing of the wearable device, storing the determined acquisition condition and the biometric information, comparing the stored biometric information with a predesignated setting value, determining an additional acquisition condition for acquiring biometric information in accordance with the comparison result, and controlling the wearable device or another electronic device communicatively coupled with the wearable device in accordance with the comparison result.