Not true at all.  The AP can reply to 2.4GHz requests with a delay so that the device gets connected to the 5GHz network first.  If the AP is really sure, it can also send a force disconnect.  That&#x27;s how most roaming is implemented these days.<p>We have a version of hostapd that will do this for you: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gfiber.googlesource.com&#x2F;vendor&#x2F;opensource&#x2F;hostap&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gfiber.googlesource.com&#x2F;vendor&#x2F;opensource&#x2F;hostap&#x2F;</a><p>We call it &quot;bandsteering&quot;.