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# AVAudioRoutingArbiter.Category

Categories that describe the general nature of your app’s audio use.

```
enum Category
```

## Overview

The category provides context that helps the operating system arbitrate between Apple devices that are trying to take ownership of a Bluetooth audio route.

## Topics

### Categories

[`AVAudioRoutingArbiter.Category.playback`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioRoutingArbiter/Category/playback)

The app plays audio.

[`AVAudioRoutingArbiter.Category.playAndRecord`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioRoutingArbiter/Category/playAndRecord)

The app plays and records audio.

[`AVAudioRoutingArbiter.Category.playAndRecordVoice`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioRoutingArbiter/Category/playAndRecordVoice)

The app uses Voice over IP (VoIP).


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