diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
index 24dda940..6ce67812 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.brentvatne.exoplayer;
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.media.AudioManager;
 import android.net.Uri;
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
 
     public double getPositionInFirstPeriodMsForCurrentWindow(long currentPosition) {
         Timeline.Window window = new Timeline.Window();
-        if(!player.getCurrentTimeline().isEmpty()) {    
+        if(!player.getCurrentTimeline().isEmpty()) {
             player.getCurrentTimeline().getWindow(player.getCurrentWindowIndex(), window);
         }
         return window.windowStartTimeMs + currentPosition;
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
     }
 
     private class RNVLoadControl extends DefaultLoadControl {
+        private int availableHeapInBytes = 0;
         public RNVLoadControl(DefaultAllocator allocator, int minBufferMs, int maxBufferMs, int bufferForPlaybackMs, int bufferForPlaybackAfterRebufferMs, int targetBufferBytes, boolean prioritizeTimeOverSizeThresholds, int backBufferDurationMs, boolean retainBackBufferFromKeyframe) {
             super(allocator,
                     minBufferMs,
@@ -411,10 +413,18 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
                     prioritizeTimeOverSizeThresholds,
                     backBufferDurationMs,
                     retainBackBufferFromKeyframe);
+            if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
+                ActivityManager activityManager = (ActivityManager) themedReactContext.getSystemService(themedReactContext.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
+                availableHeapInBytes = activityManager.getMemoryClass() / 2 * 1024 * 1024;
+            }
         }
 
         @Override
         public boolean shouldContinueLoading(long playbackPositionUs, long bufferedDurationUs, float playbackSpeed) {
+            int loadedBytes = getAllocator().getTotalBytesAllocated();
+            if (availableHeapInBytes > 0 && loadedBytes >= availableHeapInBytes) {
+                return false;
+            }
             if (ReactExoplayerView.this.disableBuffering) {
                 return false;
             }