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# MediaDevice.DeviceType

The type of device that plays media.

```
enum DeviceType
```

## Overview

Use this enumeration to specify the type of playback device in a remote session.
The system uses the device type to display an appropriate icon in the Now Playing interface.

## Topics

### Enumeration Cases

[`case car`](/documentation/NowPlaying/MediaDevice/DeviceType/car)

An in-car entertainment system.

[`case desktop`](/documentation/NowPlaying/MediaDevice/DeviceType/desktop)

A desktop computer.

[`case gamingConsole`](/documentation/NowPlaying/MediaDevice/DeviceType/gamingConsole)

A gaming console.

[`case laptop`](/documentation/NowPlaying/MediaDevice/DeviceType/laptop)

A laptop computer.

[`case mediaStick`](/documentation/NowPlaying/MediaDevice/DeviceType/mediaStick)

A media streaming stick.

[`case phone`](/documentation/NowPlaying/MediaDevice/DeviceType/phone)

A phone.

[`case setTopBox`](/documentation/NowPlaying/MediaDevice/DeviceType/setTopBox)

A set-top box.

[`case speaker`](/documentation/NowPlaying/MediaDevice/DeviceType/speaker)

A speaker device.

[`case speakerGroup`](/documentation/NowPlaying/MediaDevice/DeviceType/speakerGroup)

A group of speakers playing together as a single unit.

[`case tablet`](/documentation/NowPlaying/MediaDevice/DeviceType/tablet)

A tablet device.

[`case tv`](/documentation/NowPlaying/MediaDevice/DeviceType/tv)

A television.

[`case tvAndSpeaker`](/documentation/NowPlaying/MediaDevice/DeviceType/tvAndSpeaker)

A television paired with a speaker.

[`case wearable`](/documentation/NowPlaying/MediaDevice/DeviceType/wearable)

A wearable device like a watch.

[`case web`](/documentation/NowPlaying/MediaDevice/DeviceType/web)

A web browser.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

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

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

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

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

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

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

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