---
title: usesExternalPlaybackWhileExternalScreenIsActive
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfoundation/avplayer/usesexternalplaybackwhileexternalscreenisactive
---

# usesExternalPlaybackWhileExternalScreenIsActive

A Boolean value that indicates whether the player should automatically switch to external playback mode while the external screen mode is active.

## Declaration

```swift
nonisolated var usesExternalPlaybackWhileExternalScreenIsActive: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The player automatically switches back to the external screen mode once video playback concludes. A brief transition may be visible on the external display when automatically switching between the two modes. The default value of this property is false. The value of this property has no effect if allowsExternalPlayback is false.

## See Also

### Managing external playback

- [allowsExternalPlayback](avfoundation/avplayer/allowsexternalplayback.md)
- [isExternalPlaybackActive](avfoundation/avplayer/isexternalplaybackactive.md)
- [externalPlaybackVideoGravity](avfoundation/avplayer/externalplaybackvideogravity.md)