---
title: preferredMicrophoneMode
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: avfoundation/avcapturedevice/preferredmicrophonemode
---

# preferredMicrophoneMode

The microphone mode that the user selects in Control Center.

## Declaration

```swift
class var preferredMicrophoneMode: AVCaptureDevice.MicrophoneMode { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use key-value observing to monitor the user’s microphone mode selection.

## See Also

### Inspecting the microphone mode

- [activeMicrophoneMode](avfoundation/avcapturedevice/activemicrophonemode.md)
- [AVCaptureDevice.MicrophoneMode](avfoundation/avcapturedevice/microphonemode.md)