---
title: PHAuthorizationStatus.notDetermined
framework: photos
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: photos/phauthorizationstatus/notdetermined
---

# PHAuthorizationStatus.notDetermined

The user hasn’t set the app’s authorization status.

## Declaration

```swift
case notDetermined
```

## Mentioned in

Delivering an Enhanced Privacy Experience in Your Photos App

## Discussion

Discussion The framework automatically prompts for user authorization when you attempt to fetch assets, asset collections, or collection lists. Alternatively, you may call the requestAuthorization(for:handler:) method to prompt the user for authorization at a time of your choosing.

## See Also

### Status Types

- [PHAuthorizationStatus.restricted](photos/phauthorizationstatus/restricted.md)
- [PHAuthorizationStatus.denied](photos/phauthorizationstatus/denied.md)
- [PHAuthorizationStatus.authorized](photos/phauthorizationstatus/authorized.md)
- [PHAuthorizationStatus.limited](photos/phauthorizationstatus/limited.md)