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# UIApplicationCategoryDefaultStatus

The default status of an application for some category.

```
enum UIApplicationCategoryDefaultStatus : NSInteger;
```

## Topics

### Enumeration Cases

[`UIApplicationCategoryDefaultStatusIsDefault`](/documentation/UIKit/UIApplicationCategoryDefaultStatus/UIApplicationCategoryDefaultStatusIsDefault)

The application is the default for the category.

[`UIApplicationCategoryDefaultStatusNotDefault`](/documentation/UIKit/UIApplicationCategoryDefaultStatus/UIApplicationCategoryDefaultStatusNotDefault)

The application is not the default for the category.

[`UIApplicationCategoryDefaultStatusUnavailable`](/documentation/UIKit/UIApplicationCategoryDefaultStatus/UIApplicationCategoryDefaultStatusUnavailable)

The status was not available. This is an error condition and the returned error object has more information.

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