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# authorizationStatus

The app’s ability to schedule and receive local and remote notifications.

```
var authorizationStatus: UNAuthorizationStatus { get }
```

## Discussion

When the value of this property is [`UNAuthorizationStatus.authorized`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNAuthorizationStatus/authorized), your app is allowed to schedule and receive local and remote notifications. When authorized, use the [`alertSetting`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNNotificationSettings/alertSetting), [`badgeSetting`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNNotificationSettings/badgeSetting), and [`soundSetting`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNNotificationSettings/soundSetting) properties to specify which types of interactions are allowed. When the value of the property is [`UNAuthorizationStatus.denied`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNAuthorizationStatus/denied), the system doesn’t deliver notifications to your app, and the system ignores any attempts to schedule local notifications.

The value of this property is [`UNAuthorizationStatus.notDetermined`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNAuthorizationStatus/notDetermined) if your app has never requested authorization using the [`requestAuthorization(options:completionHandler:)`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNUserNotificationCenter/requestAuthorization(options:completionHandler:)) method.

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