---
title: skipBackwardCommand
framework: mediaplayer
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: mediaplayer/mpremotecommandcenter/skipbackwardcommand
---

# skipBackwardCommand

The command object for playing a previous point in a media item.

## Declaration

```swift
var skipBackwardCommand: MPSkipIntervalCommand { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use the object in this property to register your app’s handler for jumping to a previous point in the current track. In your handler, skip backwards by the amount specified in the event’s interval property. You can disable the command if your app does not support it.

## See Also

### Navigating a track’s contents

- [changePlaybackRateCommand](mediaplayer/mpremotecommandcenter/changeplaybackratecommand.md)
- [seekBackwardCommand](mediaplayer/mpremotecommandcenter/seekbackwardcommand.md)
- [seekForwardCommand](mediaplayer/mpremotecommandcenter/seekforwardcommand.md)
- [skipForwardCommand](mediaplayer/mpremotecommandcenter/skipforwardcommand.md)
- [changePlaybackPositionCommand](mediaplayer/mpremotecommandcenter/changeplaybackpositioncommand.md)