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# CBManagerAuthorization

The current authorization state of a Core Bluetooth manager.

```
enum CBManagerAuthorization
```

## Topics

### Authorization States

[`CBManagerAuthorizationAllowedAlways`](/documentation/CoreBluetooth/CBManagerAuthorization/allowedAlways)

A state that indicates the user has authorized Bluetooth at any time.

[`CBManagerAuthorizationDenied`](/documentation/CoreBluetooth/CBManagerAuthorization/denied)

A state that indicates the user explicitly denied Bluetooth access for this app.

[`CBManagerAuthorizationNotDetermined`](/documentation/CoreBluetooth/CBManagerAuthorization/notDetermined)

A state that indicates the user has yet to authorize Bluetooth for this app.

[`CBManagerAuthorizationRestricted`](/documentation/CoreBluetooth/CBManagerAuthorization/restricted)

A state that indicates this app isn’t authorized to use Bluetooth.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

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