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# startSearchingForNewAccessories()

Starts searching for accessories not yet associated with a home.

```
func startSearchingForNewAccessories()
```

## Discussion

HomeKit notifies your accessory browser delegate by calling the [`accessoryBrowser(_:didFindNewAccessory:)`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMAccessoryBrowserDelegate/accessoryBrowser(_:didFindNewAccessory:)) and [`accessoryBrowser(_:didRemoveNewAccessory:)`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMAccessoryBrowserDelegate/accessoryBrowser(_:didRemoveNewAccessory:)) methods when it detects accessories being added or removed, respectively.

When you start a search, HomeKit clears the [`discoveredAccessories`](/documentation/HomeKit/HMAccessoryBrowser/discoveredAccessories) array of content from the previous search.

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