The present disclosure relates to a communication technique, which is a convergence of IoT technology and 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate beyond 4G system, and a system for same. The present invention can be applied to smart services (e.g. smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail businesses, security- and safety-related services and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The present disclosure, in a screen control method for a virtual reality service in an electronic device, comprises the steps of: detecting the movement of a pointer on a screen while an application for a virtual reality service is being executed; analyzing the detected movement of the pointer on the basis of a preset screen display method; and changing and displaying the configuration of the screen in accordance with the analyzed movement of the pointer.