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@@ -220,6 +243,7 @@
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@@ -302,6 +327,46 @@
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@@ -372,6 +461,13 @@
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+				E9E8814A28DA644F00D750C1 /* PlayerTimeUtils.swift in Sources */,
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 				E9D5506C28AC1E2100C746DD /* LocalMediaProgress.swift in Sources */,
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@@ -646,6 +759,49 @@
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 			name = Release;
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+		E9E8814028DA5DE500D750C1 /* Debug */ = {
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+			buildSettings = {
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+				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1;
+				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.0;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.0;
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+				SWIFT_EMIT_LOC_STRINGS = NO;
+				SWIFT_VERSION = 5.0;
+				TARGETED_DEVICE_FAMILY = "1,2";
+				TEST_HOST = "$(BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR)/Audiobookshelf.app/$(BUNDLE_EXECUTABLE_FOLDER_PATH)/Audiobookshelf";
+			};
+			name = Debug;
+		};
+		E9E8814128DA5DE500D750C1 /* Release */ = {
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+			buildSettings = {
+				BUNDLE_LOADER = "$(TEST_HOST)";
+				CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = "gnu++20";
+				CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_WEAK = YES;
+				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1;
+				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
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+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.0;
+				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
+				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.audiobookshelf.AudiobookshelfUnitTests;
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diff --git a/ios/App/App.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/App.xcscheme b/ios/App/App.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/App.xcscheme
index c99f0ab6..600c22aa 100644
--- a/ios/App/App.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/App.xcscheme
+++ b/ios/App/App.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/App.xcscheme
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@
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+               BlueprintIdentifier = "E9E8813928DA5DE500D750C1"
+               BuildableName = "AudiobookshelfUnitTests.xctest"
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diff --git a/ios/App/AudiobookshelfUnitTests/Shared/player/util/PlayerTimeUtilsTests.swift b/ios/App/AudiobookshelfUnitTests/Shared/player/util/PlayerTimeUtilsTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ff8702e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/App/AudiobookshelfUnitTests/Shared/player/util/PlayerTimeUtilsTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+//
+//  PlayerTimeUtilsTests.swift
+//  AudiobookshelfUnitTests
+//
+//  Created by Ron Heft on 9/20/22.
+//
+
+import XCTest
+@testable import Audiobookshelf
+
+final class PlayerTimeUtilsTests: XCTestCase {
+    
+    func testCalcSeekBackTime() {
+        let currentTime: Double = 1000
+        let threeSecondsAgo = Date(timeIntervalSinceNow: -3)
+        let lastPlayedMs = threeSecondsAgo.timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000
+        XCTAssertEqual(PlayerTimeUtils.calcSeekBackTime(currentTime: currentTime, lastPlayedMs: lastPlayedMs), 998)
+    }
+
+    func testTimeSinceLastPlayed() throws {
+        let fiveSecondsAgo = Date(timeIntervalSinceNow: -5)
+        let lastPlayedMs = fiveSecondsAgo.timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000
+        XCTAssertEqual(PlayerTimeUtils.timeSinceLastPlayed(lastPlayedMs)!, -5, accuracy: 1.0)
+        XCTAssertNil(PlayerTimeUtils.timeSinceLastPlayed(nil))
+    }
+    
+    func testTimeToSeekBackForSinceLastPlayed() throws {
+        XCTAssertEqual(PlayerTimeUtils.timeToSeekBackForSinceLastPlayed(nil), 5, "Seeks back 5 seconds for nil")
+        XCTAssertEqual(PlayerTimeUtils.timeToSeekBackForSinceLastPlayed(5), 2, "Seeks back 2 seconds for less than 6 seconds")
+        XCTAssertEqual(PlayerTimeUtils.timeToSeekBackForSinceLastPlayed(11), 10, "Seeks back 10 seconds for less than 12 seconds")
+        XCTAssertEqual(PlayerTimeUtils.timeToSeekBackForSinceLastPlayed(29), 15, "Seeks back 15 seconds for less than 30 seconds")
+        XCTAssertEqual(PlayerTimeUtils.timeToSeekBackForSinceLastPlayed(179), 20, "Seeks back 20 seconds for less than 2 minutes")
+        XCTAssertEqual(PlayerTimeUtils.timeToSeekBackForSinceLastPlayed(3599), 25, "Seeks back 25 seconds for less than 59 minutes")
+        XCTAssertEqual(PlayerTimeUtils.timeToSeekBackForSinceLastPlayed(60000), 29, "Seeks back 29 seconds for anything over 59 minuts")
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/ios/App/Shared/player/util/PlayerTimeUtils.swift b/ios/App/Shared/player/util/PlayerTimeUtils.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8514e11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/App/Shared/player/util/PlayerTimeUtils.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+//
+//  PlayerTimeUtils.swift
+//  Audiobookshelf
+//
+//  Created by Ron Heft on 9/20/22.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+class PlayerTimeUtils {
+    
+    private init() {}
+    
+    static func calcSeekBackTime(currentTime: TimeInterval, lastPlayedMs: Double?) -> TimeInterval {
+        let sinceLastPlayed = timeSinceLastPlayed(lastPlayedMs)
+        let timeToSeekBack = timeToSeekBackForSinceLastPlayed(sinceLastPlayed)
+        return currentTime.advanced(by: -timeToSeekBack)
+    }
+    
+    static internal func timeSinceLastPlayed(_ lastPlayedMs: Double?) -> TimeInterval? {
+        guard let lastPlayedMs = lastPlayedMs else { return nil }
+        let lastPlayed = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: lastPlayedMs / 1000)
+        return lastPlayed.timeIntervalSinceNow
+    }
+    
+    static internal func timeToSeekBackForSinceLastPlayed(_ sinceLastPlayed: TimeInterval?) -> TimeInterval {
+        if let sinceLastPlayed = sinceLastPlayed {
+            if sinceLastPlayed < 6 {
+                return 2
+            } else if sinceLastPlayed < 12 {
+                return 10
+            } else if sinceLastPlayed < 30 {
+                return 15
+            } else if sinceLastPlayed < 180 {
+                return 20
+            } else if sinceLastPlayed < 3600 {
+                return 25
+            } else {
+                return 29
+            }
+        } else {
+            return 5
+        }
+    }
+    
+}