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Re:Bluetooth 5 will quadruple the range, double the speed by IshKebab on Thursday June 30, 2016 @09:24AM (#12008299)
Android supports OOB via NFC, but only as a special case. You should just be able to call `createBondOutOfBand()` but the method is hidden:

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base.gi...

I'm pretty sure iOS doesn't support pairing via NFC.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nfc-speakers-from-apple-you-c...

http://www.informationweek.com/mobile/mobile-business/iphone...

So, no, they don't support OOB (except in one limited case on Android).

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