SimpleExoPlayer player = ExoPlayerFactory.newSimpleInstance(context); Uri uri = Uri.parse("http://path/to/media.mp4"); MediaSource mediaSource = buildMediaSource(uri); player.prepare(mediaSource); player.setPlayWhenReady(true); DefaultLoadControl loadControl = new DefaultLoadControl.Builder() .setBufferDurationsMs(minBufferMs, maxBufferMs, bufferForPlaybackMs, bufferForPlaybackAfterRebufferMs) .createDefaultLoadControl(); SimpleExoPlayer player = ExoPlayerFactory.newSimpleInstance( new DefaultRenderersFactory(context), new DefaultTrackSelector(), loadControl);