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# HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType

Categories of input devices.

```
enum HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType
```

## Topics

### Input devices

[`HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType.audioSystem`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType/audioSystem)

An audio system input device.

[`HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType.none`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType/none)

No input device.

[`HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType.other`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType/other)

An input device that doesn’t fit classifications.

[`HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType.playback`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType/playback)

A playback control input device.

[`HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType.recording`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType/recording)

A recording input device.

[`HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType.tuner`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType/tuner)

A tuner input device.

[`HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType.tv`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMCharacteristicValueInputDeviceType/tv)

A television input device.


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