Abstract:
An electronic device and method for fingerprint authentication are disclosed. The electronic device may include a sensor unit including a first sensor area for detecting a fingerprint via a swipe operation and a second sensor area for detecting the fingerprint via a touch operation, and at least one processor, which may implemented the method. The method may include detecting a touch input to the sensor unit and activating one of the first sensor area and the second sensor area according to whether the touch input is the swipe operation or the touch operation, and storing fingerprint information obtained through the activated first sensor area or second sensor area.