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# GKFriendsAuthorizationStatus.authorized

The player authorized your game to access their list of friends.

```
case authorized
```

## Discussion

If the [`loadFriendsAuthorizationStatus(_:)`](/documentation/GameKit/GKLocalPlayer/loadFriendsAuthorizationStatus(_:)) method returns `GKFriendsAuthorizationStatus.authorized`, the [`loadFriends(identifiedBy:completionHandler:)`](/documentation/GameKit/GKLocalPlayer/loadFriends(identifiedBy:completionHandler:)) method passes the friends list to the completion handler.

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