Disclosed herein are electronic devices and methods for operating the electronic devices according to various embodiments. Such electronic devices may include: a communication circuit configured to perform short-range wireless communication through one link or multiple links generated between an external electronic device and the electronic devices and a processor operatively connected to the communication circuit. The processor may identify the state of multiple links, based on information transmitted by the external electronic device, select one mode from a first mode in which data is divided and transmitted through the multiple links and a second mode in which identical data is transmitted through the multiple links, based on the state of the multiple links, and control the communication circuit so as to transmit the data to the external electronic device through the selected mode. Various other embodiments are possible.