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# AVKit updates

Learn about important changes to AVKit.

## Overview

Browse notable changes in <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVKit>.

## September 2026

### Camera facing direction

- Determine the direction a capture device faces in relation to a view, and get updated each time that direction changes, using <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureDeviceDirectionCoordinator>.
- Create a coordinator with <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureDeviceDirectionCoordinator/init(view:deviceTypes:changeHandler:)>, specifying the view and the device types to monitor. Read <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureDeviceDirectionCoordinator/deviceDirections> for the current state, or supply a change handler to learn about later changes.
- Read the cameras that face the same direction as a view, and those that face away from it, from an <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureDeviceDirectionMap> using its <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureDeviceDirectionMap/forwardFacingDeviceDescriptors> and <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureDeviceDirectionMap/backwardFacingDeviceDescriptors> properties.
- Identify a capture device from its sendable <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureDeviceDescriptor> representation, which exposes the device’s <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureDeviceDescriptor/deviceType>, <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureDeviceDescriptor/mediaTypes>, <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureDeviceDescriptor/position>, <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureDeviceDescriptor/uniqueID>, and <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVKit/AVCaptureDeviceDescriptor/localizedName>, and match the unique identifier to get the actual <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureDevice>.

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