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# AVKit updates

Learn about important changes to AVKit.

## Overview

Overview Browse notable changes in AVKit. September 2026 Camera facing direction Determine the direction a capture device faces in relation to a view, and get updated each time that direction changes, using AVCaptureDeviceDirectionCoordinator. Create a coordinator with init(view:deviceTypes:changeHandler:), specifying the view and the device types to monitor. Read deviceDirections for the current state, or supply a change handler to learn about later changes. Read the cameras that face the same direction as a view, and those that face away from it, from an AVCaptureDeviceDirectionMap using its forwardFacingDeviceDescriptors and backwardFacingDeviceDescriptors properties. Identify a capture device from its sendable AVCaptureDeviceDescriptor representation, which exposes the device’s deviceType, mediaTypes, position, uniqueID, and localizedName, and match the unique identifier to get the actual AVCaptureDevice.

## See Also

### Technology and frameworks

- [Accelerate updates](updates/accelerate.md)
- [Accessibility updates](updates/accessibility.md)
- [ActivityKit updates](updates/activitykit.md)
- [AdAttributionKit Updates](updates/adattributionkit.md)
- [App Clips updates](updates/appclips.md)
- [App Intents updates](updates/appintents.md)
- [AppKit updates](updates/appkit.md)
- [Apple Intelligence updates](updates/apple-intelligence.md)
- [AppleMapsServerAPI Updates](updates/applemapsserverapi.md)
- [Apple Pencil updates](updates/applepencil.md)
- [ARKit updates](updates/arkit.md)
- [Audio Toolbox updates](updates/audiotoolbox.md)
- [AuthenticationServices updates](updates/authenticationservices.md)
- [AVFAudio updates](updates/avfaudio.md)
- [AVFoundation updates](updates/avfoundation.md)