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# automaticallyPreservesTimeOffsetFromLive

A Boolean value that indicates whether the player preserves its time offset from the live time after a buffering operation.

```
nonisolated var automaticallyPreservesTimeOffsetFromLive: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

The default value of this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false>. If the value is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, the player seeks forward after it finishes buffering to restore the position that the playhead had when buffering began, relative to the end of the player item’s [`seekableTimeRanges`](/documentation/AVFoundation/AVPlayerItem/seekableTimeRanges) property value.

> Note:
> This property value has no effect if the asset isn’t a live stream.

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