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# CLAuthorizationStatus.denied

The user denied the use of location services for the app or they are disabled globally in Settings.

```
case denied
```

## Discussion

When the authorization status is denied, your app can’t use location services. The status can be denied when:

- The user denied location permissions for your app.
- The user turned off location services for the device in Settings.
- Location services are unavailable because the device is in Airplane mode.

If the user re-enables location services in Settings, your app’s authorization returns to its previous state. The status change is reported to your delegate’s [`locationManager(_:didChangeAuthorization:)`](/documentation/CoreLocation/CLLocationManagerDelegate/locationManager(_:didChangeAuthorization:)) method.

You may call [`locationServicesEnabled()`](/documentation/CoreLocation/CLLocationManager/locationServicesEnabled()) if you wish to determine whether location services are available globally on the device.

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