Use starting bandwidth of 500 kilobits per second for Android

src/videojs-contrib-hls.js

@@ -281,10 +281,11 @@ class HlsHandler extends Component {
     }
 
     // start playlist selection at a reasonable bandwidth for
-    // broadband internet
-    // 0.5 MB/s
+    // broadband internet (0.5 MB/s) or mobile (0.0625 MB/s)
     if (typeof this.options_.bandwidth !== 'number') {
-      this.options_.bandwidth = 4194304;
+      // only use Android for mobile because iOS does not support MSE (and uses
+      // native HLS)
+      this.options_.bandwidth = videojs.browser.IS_ANDROID ? 500000 : 4194304;
     }
 
     // grab options passed to player.src

test/videojs-contrib-hls.test.js

@@ -1585,6 +1585,42 @@ QUnit.test('uses default bandwidth option if non-numerical value provided', func
   assert.equal(this.player.tech_.hls.bandwidth, 4194304, 'set bandwidth to default');
 });
 
+QUnit.test('uses mobile default bandwidth if browser is Android', function(assert) {
+  this.player.dispose();
+
+  const origIsAndroid = videojs.browser.IS_ANDROID;
+
+  videojs.browser.IS_ANDROID = false;
+
+  this.player = createPlayer();
+  this.player.src({
+    src: 'http://example.com/media.m3u8',
+    type: 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl'
+  });
+  openMediaSource(this.player, this.clock);
+
+  assert.equal(this.player.tech_.hls.bandwidth,
+               4194304,
+               'set bandwidth to desktop default');
+
+  this.player.dispose();
+
+  videojs.browser.IS_ANDROID = true;
+
+  this.player = createPlayer();
+  this.player.src({
+    src: 'http://example.com/media.m3u8',
+    type: 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl'
+  });
+  openMediaSource(this.player, this.clock);
+
+  assert.equal(this.player.tech_.hls.bandwidth,
+               500000,
+               'set bandwidth to mobile default');
+
+  videojs.browser.IS_ANDROID = origIsAndroid;
+});
+
 QUnit.test('does not break if the playlist has no segments', function(assert) {
   this.player.src({
     src: 'manifest/master.m3u8',