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# CTSlicingManager.AppCategory

App categories for network slicing.

```
enum AppCategory
```

## Discussion

Network slicing allows carriers to optimize their network for specific types of apps. The `AppCategory` enumeration defines the supported app types that can use network slicing.

A category is available for use only when you meet all of the following conditions:

- The carrier’s network supports the specific slice category (for example, a carrier may support communication slices, but not gaming slices).
- Your app has the appropriate entitlements for that category. To enable network slicing, you need to set the [5G Network Slicing Traffic Category](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/entitlements/com.apple.developer.networking.slicing.trafficcategory) entitlement.
- The device and network conditions allow network slicing.

Always check [`availableSliceAppCategories`](/documentation/CoreTelephony/CTSlicingManager/availableSliceAppCategories) before attempting to activate a category because availability depends on both carrier network support and your app’s entitlements.

## Topics

### App categories

[`CTSlicingManager.AppCategory.gaming`](/documentation/CoreTelephony/CTSlicingManager/AppCategory/gaming)

An application category for gaming traffic requiring low latency.

[`CTSlicingManager.AppCategory.communication`](/documentation/CoreTelephony/CTSlicingManager/AppCategory/communication)

An application category for voice, video calling, and messaging services.

[`CTSlicingManager.AppCategory.streaming`](/documentation/CoreTelephony/CTSlicingManager/AppCategory/streaming)

An application category for audio and video streaming services.

### Category information

[`description`](/documentation/CoreTelephony/CTSlicingManager/AppCategory/description)

A string representation of the application category.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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