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# requestAuthorization()

Requests permission to use the alarm system if it hasn’t been requested before.

```
func requestAuthorization() async throws -> AlarmManager.AuthorizationState
```

## Discussion

If a person using your app denies authorization, all attempts to schedule alarms fail.

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