A method for operating a first electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving data from a second electronic device in short-range radio communication. The method also includes detecting a location of the first electronic device. The method further includes determining an execution method of the received data based on at least one of the location of the electronic device and one or more of communication region information of the short-range radio communication of the second electronic device, signal strength of the short-range radio communication in the communication region, and location information of the electronic device.