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# skipToPreviousItem()

Starts playback of the previous media item in the playback queue, or if the music player isn’t playing, designates the previous media item as the next to play.

```
func skipToPreviousItem()
```

## Discussion

Calling this method when already at the first item in the playback queue ends playback.

## See Also

[`nowPlayingItem`](/documentation/MediaPlayer/MPMusicPlayerController/nowPlayingItem)

The currently-playing media item, or the media item in a queue that you designated to begin playback with.


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