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# HMAccessoryBrowserDelegate

An interface used to notify an accessory browser delegate of new accessories.

```
protocol HMAccessoryBrowserDelegate : NSObjectProtocol
```

## Overview> Important:
> To enable a consistent user experience across HomeKit enabled apps, use either the ``doc://com.apple.homekit/documentation/HomeKit/HMHome/addAndSetupAccessories(completionHandler:)`` or the ``doc://com.apple.homekit/documentation/HomeKit/HMHome/addAndSetupAccessories(with:completionHandler:)`` method of the ``doc://com.apple.homekit/documentation/HomeKit/HMHome`` class instead of an accessory browser. These calls manage all the details of the accessory search process for you.

## Topics

### Tracking new accessories

[`-  accessoryBrowser:didFindNewAccessory:`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMAccessoryBrowserDelegate/accessoryBrowser(_:didFindNewAccessory:))

Tells the delegate that a new accessory has been discovered.

[`-  accessoryBrowser:didRemoveNewAccessory:`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMAccessoryBrowserDelegate/accessoryBrowser(_:didRemoveNewAccessory:))

Tells the delegate that a new accessory is no longer available in the browser.

## Relationships

### Inherits From

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

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