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# isProximityMonitoringEnabled

A Boolean value that indicates whether proximity monitoring is enabled.

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

## Discussion

Enable proximity monitoring only when your application needs to be notified of changes to the proximity state. Otherwise, disable proximity monitoring. The default value is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>.

Not all iOS devices have proximity sensors. To determine if proximity monitoring is available, attempt to enable it. If the value of the [`isProximityMonitoringEnabled`](/documentation/UIKit/UIDevice/isProximityMonitoringEnabled) property remains <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>, proximity monitoring isn’t available.

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