Systems and methods of alternative networked application services

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs for execution by a server system hosting one or more virtual machines, each associated with a respective client device of one or more client devices for playback of media streams, the one or more programs including instructions for:

• receiving a first media stream that includes first content corresponding to a plurality of frames of video data;
• generating a first digest segment that corresponds to the first media stream, wherein the first digest segment includes a representation of the plurality of frames but does not include the video data;
• storing the first digest segment in a cache at the server system;
• receiving a playback position of the first media stream at a first client device;
• and
• using the playback position from the first client device and the first digest segment stored in the cache to perform processing to recreate a representation of the playback of the first media stream on the first client device.

A server system, hosting one or more virtual machines, each associated with a respective client device of one or more client devices for playback of media streams, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
• receiving a first media stream that includes first content corresponding to a plurality of frames of video data;
• generating a first digest segment that corresponds to the first media stream, wherein the first digest segment includes a representation of the plurality of frames but does not include the video data;
• storing the first digest segment in a cache at the server system;
• receiving a playback position of the first media stream at a first client device;
• and
• using the playback position from the first client device and the first digest segment stored in the cache to perform processing to recreate a representation of the playback of the first media stream on the first client device.