Electronic device and method for switching and aligning applications thereof

Various examples of the present invention relate to an electronic device and a method for switching and aligning applications used in the electronic device, the method: switching the applications by swiping, towards the center, from a first direction and a second direction of a global navigation region, thereby reducing the switching step between applications used in the electronic device; and performing a refresh function with respect to a plurality of applications executed by a user, so as to realign the predetermined applications used frequently together by the user according to a use pattern of the user. Other various examples are possible other than the examples disclosed in the present invention.