On first play to a specific server, it will go for maximum (or the highest it can go depending on any limit you have set), and then it offers downgrades depending on how well playback goes.
It would be enabled by default for everyone, it aims to solve the problem of having the default set to maximum whilst allowing users to easily downgrade incases where the connection can’t handle maximum playback.
Initially it’s only for Android, if it works out well we will start to implement it on other clients (depending on capabilities of the client).