Gettings @MichaelP !
I really appreciate your reply and I understand your point of view. The device can choose if they're both available and the device has the ability to do that. But if AP isolation were made available then I wouldn't have to rely on the device. I think it would be as simple as a three position toggle. Obviously the simple minded default would be "Device". Advanced users might choose 2.5 or 5 if they have a specific reason to do so. While following standards is always the preference to ask from developers, sometimes very good devices might not have the most knowledgeable developers. Using a very inexpensive product that does everything well but handle this decision shouldn't have to be eliminated. In my case spending twice the money for the exact same product that handles 5 GHz seemed like an idiot move. Thereby the reason I am posting in the user experience section.
Your point is absolutely well made for my Pixel 7. However it's not the primary purpose of the device to choose which band and having both change dynamically for the best connection to the router serves the purpose of a smartphone. Third party products connecting to the phone itself are usually using Bluetooth and don't care about the band the phone is using. If the third party product needs the phone to be on a specific band to be able to connect to the phone then I would agree 100%. Unfortunately it's the router that all of these lower cost products are trying to establish a connection to. Which is why I feel the router is the appropriate location for the option. AP isolation is absolutely an advanced setting but it's gone in Nest pro.
Knocking on the neighbor's door to save a few bucks was worth it but my experience with my top of the line router was absolutely diminished because of it.
