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# isMultitaskingCameraAccessEnabled

A Boolean value that indicates whether the capture session enables access to the camera while multitasking.

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

## Discussion

The default value is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>.

> Important:
> For apps that have the <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/BundleResources/Entitlements/com.apple.developer.avfoundation.multitasking-camera-access> entitlement, this property value defaults to <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if ``doc://com.apple.avfoundation/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/isMultitaskingCameraAccessSupported`` is also <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>.

If the value of the [`isMultitaskingCameraAccessSupported`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/isMultitaskingCameraAccessSupported) property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, you can enable multitasking camera access by setting this value to <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> prior to starting the capture session.

This property is key-value observable.

> Note:
> If you enable multitasking camera access, the system doesn’t interrupt the capture session with a reason of ``doc://com.apple.avfoundation/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/InterruptionReason/videoDeviceNotAvailableWithMultipleForegroundApps``.

To learn about best practices for using the camera while multitasking, see <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/AVKit/accessing-the-camera-while-multitasking-on-ipad>.

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