Apparatus and method for facilitating trickplay playback

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving a first manifest file from a first communication device that includes first metadata that identifies a second communication device where a first portion of data associated with a content item is stored, wherein an amount of data associated with the first portion of data is based on types of communication sessions that the processing system is engaged in, the types of communication sessions including a voice communication session;
• responsive to a determination that a trickplay command is received, generating or modifying a second manifest file to incorporate the first metadata;
• and
• obtaining the first portion of data associated with the content item in accordance with the second manifest file.

A method, comprising:

• obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, a first manifest file, wherein the first manifest file comprises first metadata for obtaining first data associated with a first portion of a first content item, wherein an amount of data associated with the first data is based on types of communication sessions that the processing system is engaged in, the types of communication sessions including a voice communication session;
• obtaining, by the processing system, a second manifest file subsequent to the obtaining of the first manifest file, wherein the second manifest file comprises second metadata for obtaining second data associated with a second portion of the first content item, third data associated with a third portion of a second content item, or a combination thereof;
• and
• responsive to the obtaining of the second manifest file, appending, by the processing system, the second metadata to a third manifest file stored by the processing system.