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# stopSearchingForNewAccessories()

Stops searching for new accessories.

```
func stopSearchingForNewAccessories()
```

## Discussion

After you call this method, HomeKit stops sending updates to your browser delegate. Scanning may continue for system reasons or if other delegates are still active, but the [`discoveredAccessories`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMAccessoryBrowser/discoveredAccessories) array remains unchanged after you stop the search until your app calls the [`startSearchingForNewAccessories()`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMAccessoryBrowser/startSearchingForNewAccessories()) method again.

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