# UWB and Nearby Devices: Distance, Direction, Association, and Transport

DevFeed: [UWB and Nearby Devices: Distance, Direction, Association, and Transport](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/uwb-and-nearby-devices-distance-direction-association-and-transport-19654.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.codenameone.com/blog/uwb-nearby-devices/>)

Author: Shai Almog

Published: 2026-08-30T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [CodeName One](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/codename-one.md>)

Topics: [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Bluetooth](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bluetooth.md>), [Bluetooth LE](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bluetooth-le.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [apis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apis.md>), [bluetooth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bluetooth.md>), [bluetooth-le](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bluetooth-le.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>)

## AI overview

Codename One exposes separate capability-driven APIs for ultra-wideband ranging, companion-device association, presence, and local device transport. The article explains token exchange, platform differences, permissions, and capability limits across Android and iOS.

## Source excerpt

Codename One now exposes UWB distance and direction, companion-device association, presence, and local device transport through separate capability-driven APIs.