A controlling method and an electronic device are described. The method is applied to an electronic device that includes determining whether the electronic device satisfies a preset condition in case of a deformable structure in the electronic device being in a first form; and obtaining a first control instruction, controlling the deformable structure to deform from the first form to a second form to drive at least a part of a body of the electronic device to be deformed in case of the electronic device satisfying the preset condition, and controlling the deformable structure to maintain in the second form before a second control instruction is received, wherein, the second control instruction controls the deformable structure to deform from the second form to a third form which is different from or the same as the first form.