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# isMultitaskingCameraAccessSupported

A Boolean value that indicates whether the capture session supports using the camera while multitasking.

```
var isMultitaskingCameraAccessSupported: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

Query this property to determine whether you can use the camera while multitasking by setting the state of the [`isMultitaskingCameraAccessEnabled`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/isMultitaskingCameraAccessEnabled) property to `true`.

In iOS and iPadOS, this property is `true` for any of the following cases:

- The app runs on an iPad that supports Stage Manager with an extended display.
- The app links against iOS 18 or later and uses `voip` as one of its <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/BundleResources/Information-Property-List/UIBackgroundModes>.
- The app has the <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/BundleResources/Entitlements/com.apple.developer.avfoundation.multitasking-camera-access> entitlement.

In tvOS, this property is always `true`.

> Note:
> This property is key-value observable. If the value changes from `true` to `false`, the value of ``doc://com.apple.avfoundation/documentation/AVFoundation/AVCaptureSession/isMultitaskingCameraAccessEnabled`` also changes to `false`.

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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