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# isOtherAudioPlaying

A Boolean value that indicates whether another app is playing audio.

```
var isOtherAudioPlaying: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

This property returns <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if any other audio is playing, including audio from an app using the [`ambient`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioSession/Category-swift.struct/ambient) category. Most apps should instead use the [`secondaryAudioShouldBeSilencedHint`](/documentation/AVFAudio/AVAudioSession/secondaryAudioShouldBeSilencedHint) property, because it’s more restrictive when considering whether primary audio from another app is playing.

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