From 1668fc14123bd095f12156b32eda2db793afb409 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Petr Kracik <petrkr@petrkr.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 23:23:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Network manager: AutoAP Disable

---
 src/network_manager.cpp | 20 +++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/network_manager.cpp b/src/network_manager.cpp
index 933d8f2..d40e5c8 100644
--- a/src/network_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/network_manager.cpp
@@ -11,21 +11,19 @@ NetworkManager::~NetworkManager() { }
 // Private methods
 
 void NetworkManager::_processAPTimeout() {
-    if (!_wifiAPmode || _apTimeout == 0 || !_wifiSTAmode) {
+    if (!_wifiAPmode || _apTimeout == 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // If any station is connected, reset the timer
+    if (WiFi.softAPgetStationNum() > 0) {
+        _apStartup = millis();
         return;
     }
 
     if (millis() - _apStartup > _apTimeout) {
-        // Time expired, switch to client mode if successfully connected
-        if (isWiFiConnected()) {
-            Serial.println("AP timeout reached. Switching to client mode only.");
-            disableAP();
-        }
-        else {
-            // Not connected as a client, keep AP running
-            Serial.println("AP timeout reached but WiFi client still not connected. Keeping AP mode active.");
-            _apStartup = millis(); // Reset timer
-        }
+        Serial.println("AP timeout reached. Disabling AP mode.");
+        disableAP();
     }
 }