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# isNetworkAccessAllowed

A Boolean value that specifies whether Photos can download the requested image from iCloud.

```
var isNetworkAccessAllowed: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

If `true`, and the requested image is not stored on the local device, Photos downloads the image from iCloud. To be notified of the download’s progress, use the [`progressHandler`](/documentation/Photos/PHImageRequestOptions/progressHandler) property to provide a block that Photos calls periodically while downloading the image. If `false` (the default), and the image is not on the local device, the [`PHImageResultIsInCloudKey`](/documentation/Photos/PHImageResultIsInCloudKey) value in the result handler’s `info` dictionary indicates that the image is not available unless you enable network access.

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