Use case description

ExoPlayer should fetch progressive playback data using HTTP byte-range requests instead of keeping a single connection open and reading from it based on LoadControl settings. On the client side, iOS and Safari already use byte-range requests—making multiple API calls—for MP4 playback; we want to experiment with this approach on Android to see how it performs.

Proposed solution

• Modify ProgressiveMediaPeriod.buildDataSpec() method to use setLength method to trigger byte-range request.
• FLAG to A/B test this behaviour