> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.daily.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Installing the Daily Client SDK for iOS

> Learn how to get set up with the Daily Client SDK for iOS.

## Minimum iOS version

The Daily Client SDK for iOS requires iOS ≥ 13.0.

## Swift Package Manager

In Xcode, go to `File -> Add Packages...` and enter the following URL in 'Search or Enter Package URL' textbox in the top right corner of that window:
`https://github.com/daily-co/daily-client-ios`

Pick the desired dependency rule (under “Dependency Rule”), as well as build target (under “Add to Project”) and click “Add Package”.

> Note: If you intend to use screen sharing, please add both Products, Daily and DailySystemBroadcast. For more details, refer to [daily-client-ios](https://github.com/daily-co/daily-client-ios) on GitHub.

## Cocoapods

Add the following line to your [Podfile file](https://guides.cocoapods.org/using/the-podfile.html):

```bash theme={null}
pod 'Daily', '~> 0.38.0'
# In case you wish to add support for screen sharing
pod 'DailySystemBroadcast', '~> 0.38.0'
```

At which point it might look something like this:

```bash theme={null}
target 'MyApp' do
  pod 'Daily', '~> 0.38.0'
  # In case you wish to add support for screen sharing
  pod 'DailySystemBroadcast', '~> 0.38.0'
end
```

## App setup

You will need to update your project's `Info.plist` to add three new entries with the following keys:

* `NSCameraUsageDescription`
* `NSMicrophoneUsageDescription`
* `UIBackgroundModes`

For the first two key's values, provide user-facing strings explaining why your app is asking for camera and microphone access.

`UIBackgroundModes` is handled slightly differently and will resolve to an array. For its first item, specify the value `voip`. This ensures that audio will continue uninterrupted when your app is sent to the background.

To add the new entries through Xcode, open the `Info.plist` and add the following three entries:

| Key                                    | Type   | Value                                              |
| -------------------------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Privacy - Camera Usage Description     | String | "Daily Playground needs camera access to work"     |
| Privacy - Microphone Usage Description | String | "Daily Playground needs microphone access to work" |
| Required background modes              | Array  | 1 item                                             |
| ---> Item 0                            | String | "App provides Voice over IP services"              |

If you view the raw file contents of Info.plist, it should look like this:

```xml theme={null}
<dict>
    ...
    <key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
    <string>Daily Playground needs camera access to work</string>
    <key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
    <string>Daily Playground needs microphone access to work</string>
    <key>UIBackgroundModes</key>
    <array>
        <string>voip</string>
        <string>audio</string>
    </array>
    ...
</dict>
```

***

To learn more about building an app with the Daily Client SDK for iOS, see our [iOS Overview](/docs/ios/) and [iOS demo app](https://github.com/daily-demos/daily-ios-demo).