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# usesApplicationAudioSession

A Boolean value that specifies whether the app manages the audio session.

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

## Discussion

If you set this value to <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>, the system creates a separate audio session to automatically manage speech, interruptions, and mixing and ducking the speech with other audio sources.

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