---
title: isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfoundation/avplayeritem/isplaybacklikelytokeepup
---

# isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp

A Boolean value that indicates whether the item will likely play through without stalling.

## Declaration

```swift
nonisolated var isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This property communicates a prediction of playability. Factors considered in this prediction include I/O throughput and media decode performance. It is possible for playbackLikelyToKeepUp to indicate false while the property isPlaybackBufferFull indicates true. In this event the playback buffer has reached capacity but there isn’t the statistical data to support a prediction that playback is likely to keep up in the future. It is up to you to decide whether to continue media playback.

## See Also

### Determining buffering status

- [isPlaybackBufferFull](avfoundation/avplayeritem/isplaybackbufferfull.md)
- [isPlaybackBufferEmpty](avfoundation/avplayeritem/isplaybackbufferempty.md)