Spin up a thread to check whether MediaPlayer is buffering smoothly

DetectBufferTimeout.java

boolean hasUpdated = false;
boolean doneBuffering = false;
long bufferTimeout = 500;

// put this somewhere smart
new Thread(new Runnable() {
    public void run() {
        while(!doneBuffering) {
            Thread.sleep(bufferTimeout);		

            if(hasUpdated)
                // buffering smoothly
                hasUpdated = false;
            else
                // buffering might have paused...
        }
    }
}).start();

private BufferListener implements MediaPlayer.OnBufferingUpdateListener {
    public onBufferingUpdate(MediaPlayer mp, int percent) {
        hasUpdated = true;

        if(percent == 100)
            doneBuffering = true;

        progressBar.setSecondaryProgress(percent); // or whatever
    }
}