Methods and apparatus are provided for providing information, performed by an electronic device. Phone numbers are stored in an address book in a memory of the electronic device. Call history information for a phone number together with an option that when selected enables editing of information associated with the phone number are displayed on a screen of a display of the electronic device, if the phone number is in the address book. Call history information for a phone number together with an option that when selected enables adding the phone number to the address book are displayed on a screen of the display, if the phone number is not in the address book.