An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit, memory storing one or more computer programs, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the communication circuit and the memory, wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic to receive, from an external electronic device, information indicating detection of user's gaze on a specified virtual object displayed on a display of the external electronic device wearable on at least part of a user's body through the communication circuit, receive information from analysis of the user's gaze, receive, from the external electronic device, first information from analysis of the user's face, second information from analysis of a user's gesture, or third information from analysis of whether the user started utterance, corresponding to the point in time at which the user's gaze has been detected, determine a user's intention to utter a voice command based on whether at least one of the first information, the second information, or the third information, and the information from analysis of the user's gaze satisfy a specified condition, execute a voice recognition application stored in the memory upon determining that there is the intention to utter and control the voice recognition application to be in a state of being capable of receiving a voice command of the user.