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# UNAuthorizationOptions

Options that determine the authorized features of local and remote notifications.

```
struct UNAuthorizationOptions
```

## Topics

### Options

[`badge`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNAuthorizationOptions/badge)

The ability to update the app’s badge.

[`sound`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNAuthorizationOptions/sound)

The ability to play sounds.

[`alert`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNAuthorizationOptions/alert)

The ability to display alerts.

[`carPlay`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNAuthorizationOptions/carPlay)

The ability to display notifications in a CarPlay environment.

[`criticalAlert`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNAuthorizationOptions/criticalAlert)

The ability to play sounds for critical alerts.

[`providesAppNotificationSettings`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNAuthorizationOptions/providesAppNotificationSettings)

An option indicating the system should display a button for in-app notification settings.

[`provisional`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNAuthorizationOptions/provisional)

The ability to post noninterrupting notifications provisionally to the Notification Center.

### Initializers

[`init(rawValue:)`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNAuthorizationOptions/init(rawValue:))

Initializes an authorization options constant using the specified raw value.

### No Authorization

[`UNAuthorizationOptionNone`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNAuthorizationOptionNone)

No authorization options.

### Deprecated

[`announcement`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNAuthorizationOptions/announcement)

The ability for Siri to automatically read out messages over AirPods.

[`timeSensitive`](/documentation/UserNotifications/UNAuthorizationOptions/timeSensitive)


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