authorizationStatus(for:)

Returns an authorization status that indicates whether the user grants the app permission to capture media of a particular type.

Declaration

class func authorizationStatus(for mediaType: AVMediaType) -> AVAuthorizationStatus

Parameters

mediaType:
A media type for which to check the authorization status. The supported media types are Video and Audio.

Mentioned in

Requesting authorization to capture and save media

Return Value

An authorization status value.

Discussion

A user must explicitly grant your app access to record audio or video. Call this method to determine your app’s current authorization status. If it returns a value of AVAuthorizationStatus.notDetermined, call requestAccess(for:completionHandler:) to prompt the user for capture permission.

After the user grants permission, the system remembers their choice and doesn’t prompt them again. However, a user can change their choice at any time in the Settings app.