I certainly understand how AP mode can help in troubleshooting and simplify the support by eliminating another variable.
If I didn’t have a strong wifi signal nearby I definitely would get a dedicated router and place it near, but I just spent the last 10 minutes searching through all messages in their help forum and github that contain “AP Mode” and have found many messages that are similar to
I am aware of the fixes Jamie put in and have them set in the config. I’d have to find the thread again, but I believe I sent you one where I was having low memory issues that I’m pretty sure might have been post 3.7.8. I think the 3.7.8 made the memory a little better, but still gave warnings. I switched to STA and they cleared up, so I haven’t looked back.
Edit: Here is where I tested it. This was in 3.7.8.