Accessory Access

An entitlement that enables an app to use the Accessory Access framework to manage access to USB devices in macOS.

Discussion

This entitlement enables your app to gain exclusive access to USB devices using the Accessory Access framework.

Add the entitlement to your app by following these steps:

  1. Open your app’s Xcode project and select your app from the target list.

  2. Select the Signing & Capabilities panel.

  3. Click “+ Capabilities” and enter “accessory” in the search field; then double-click the “Accessory Access” entry to add the entitlement to your app’s entitlements file.

For more information about using the Accessory Access framework, see Accessory Access.