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New Platforms

• Added mqtt_statestream component (@mw-white - #9286) (mqtt_statestream docs) (new-platform)
• Add support for Todoist platform (@Jay2645 - #9236) (calendar.todoist docs) (new-platform)
• DoorBird Component (@Klikini - #9281) (doorbird docs) (binary_sensor.doorbird docs) (camera.doorbird docs) (switch.doorbird docs) (new-platform)
• Basic MQTT vacuum support (@johnboiles - #9386) (vacuum docs) (vacuum.mqtt docs) (new-platform)
• Added Zyxel Keenetic NDMS2 based routers support for device tracking (@foxel - #9315) (device_tracker.keenetic_ndms2 docs) (new-platform)
• Telnet switch (@multiholle - #8913) (switch.telnet docs) (new-platform)
• Abode services, events, lights, cameras, automations, quick actions. (@MisterWil - #9310) (abode docs) (alarm_control_panel.abode docs) (binary_sensor.abode docs) (camera.abode docs) (cover.abode docs) (light.abode docs) (lock.abode docs) (switch.abode docs) (new-platform)
• Added satel_integra alarm panel and binary sensor platform (@c-soft - #9336) (satel_integra docs) (alarm_control_panel.satel_integra docs) (binary_sensor.satel_integra docs) (new-platform)
• Worx Landroid sensor (@nilzen - #9416) (sensor.worxlandroid docs) (new-platform)

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Breaking Changes

• Sensor - OneWire: This update changes the names of the sensors from <sensor_name> to <sensor_name> <Sensor_type> (@tcastberg - #9404) (sensor.onewire docs) (breaking change)
• Renamed Xiaomi platforms to include their protocol names. xiaomi -> xiaomi_aqara, xiaomi_aqara.switch, xiaomi_aqara.light, xiaomi_aqara.binary_sensor, … and vacuum.xiaomi, xiaomi_philipslight -> xiaomi_miio, vacuum.xiaomi_miio, light.xiaomi_miio (@danielhiversen - #9426) (breaking change)
• Swiss Public Transport sensor: All times handled by the Swiss Public Transport sensor are now in ISO 8601 format. Please update your templates sensors and automations. (@fabaff - #9129) (sensor.swiss_public_transport docs) (breaking change)
• iOS: All category identifiers need to be lowercase. If you do not update, it will break actionable notifications to IOS devices sent by scripts/automations. (@rbflurry - #9427) (breaking change)
• Fitbit: Put endpoints behind /api like the other oauth-using components (@happyleavesaoc - #9460) (sensor.fitbit docs) (breaking change)
• Version 0.53 introduced a bug in the HomeMatic component which breaks the usage of system variables on the CCU / Homegear. This has not been fixed yet. If you are using these variables in your automations you should skip updates until the bug has been resolved. Upgrading is safe however if you only interact with devices.

All changes

• Add HTTP Basic auth to RESTful Switch (@amelchio - #9162) (switch.rest docs)
• Bump pywebpush and pyJWT versions (@fanaticDavid - #9355) (notify.html5 docs)
• Add /usr/sbin to PATH (@morberg - #9364)
• Add polling interval service and setting available through zwave node entity panel (@turbokongen - #9056) (zwave docs)
• Round off probability to 2 decimals. (@arsaboo - #9365) (binary_sensor.bayesian docs)
• Added mqtt_statestream component (@mw-white - #9286) (mqtt_statestream docs) (new-platform)
• typo in waypoint import topic preventing waypoint import (@diplix - #9338) (device_tracker.owntracks docs)
• Cleanup and simplitfy the async state update (@pvizeli - #9390)
• Update cloud auth (@balloob - #9357)
• Allow multiple observations of same entity (@jlmcgehee21 - #9391) (binary_sensor.bayesian docs)
• Break up Alexa per functionality (@balloob - #9400) (alexa docs)
• Upgrade psutil to 5.3.1 (@fabaff - #9403) (sensor.systemmonitor docs)
• fix mopar sensor (@happyleavesaoc - #9389)
• Support specifying no Apple TVs (@postlund - #9394) (apple_tv docs)
• Update netdisco to 1.2.0 (@balloob - #9408)
• components/xiaomi: Add initial discovery using NetDisco. (@pfalcon - #9283)
• Fix copy&paste mistake (@tinloaf - #9378)
• Added log-file command line flag (@TD22057 - #9422)
• Add LC_CTYPE to environment variables in macOS (@morberg - #9227)
• Added more devices and types to onewire (@tcastberg - #9404) (sensor.onewire docs) (breaking change)
• Bump uvcclient to 0.10.1 to work with beta NVR releases (@antonym - #9423) (camera.uvc docs)
• full RGB support for users of tradfri GW (@spektren - #9411) (light.tradfri docs)
• Add support for Todoist platform (@Jay2645 - #9236) (calendar.todoist docs) (new-platform)
• Fix artwork bug in Apple TV (@postlund - #9415) (media_player.apple_tv docs)
• Bump python-mirobo for improved device support and introduce API changes. (@syssi - #9424)
• MPD small improvements (@pdanilew - #9301) (media_player.mpd docs)
• update broadlink.py to add support for MP1 switch (@giangvo - #9222) (switch.broadlink docs)
• Fix displaying of friendly_name for light template component (@rollbrettler - #9413) (light.template docs)
• Improve Python script (@doudz - #9417) (python_script docs)
• Add manual alarm_control_panel pending time per state (@snjoetw - #9264) (alarm_control_panel.manual docs)
• Rename xiaomi #9425 (@danielhiversen - #9426) (breaking change)
• Bump version of aioautomatic (@armills - #9435)
• Fix russound_rio for python 3.4 (@wickerwaka - #9428) (media_player.russound_rio docs)
• Basic MQTT vacuum support (@johnboiles - #9386) (vacuum docs) (vacuum.mqtt docs) (new-platform)
• Optimaze vacuum mqtt platform (@pvizeli - #9439) (vacuum.mqtt docs)
• Polymer access to log file broken when using new log file command line (@TD22057 - #9437)
• Allow empty hostnames when detecting devices with the aruba device_tracker. (@michaelarnauts - #9440) (device_tracker.aruba docs)
• mqtt_statestream: Update to append ‘state’ to topic for future use with mqtt discovery (@mw-white - #9446) (mqtt_statestream docs)
• Fix for DTE Energy Bridge returning the wrong units from time to time (@kylehendricks - #9246) (sensor.dte_energy_bridge docs)
• Refactor Swiss Public Transport sensor (@fabaff - #9129) (sensor.swiss_public_transport docs) (breaking change)
• Added Zyxel Keenetic NDMS2 based routers support for device tracking (@foxel - #9315) (device_tracker.keenetic_ndms2 docs) (new-platform)
• Add city/state/country options and fix bugs for airvisual (@bachya - #9436) (sensor.airvisual docs)
• Fix emulated hue warning message (@astone123 - #9452) (emulated_hue docs)
• Alexa smart home native support (@pvizeli - #9443)
• fix for Twitter notifications without media (@MikeChristianson - #9448)
• Load WebComponent polyfill on header. (@fanthos - #9438)
• Fix issue 5728: Emulated Hue UPnP crashes on special characters. (@SqyD - #9453)
• Ios notify camera fix (@rbflurry - #9427) (breaking change)
• Adds MQTT Fan Discovery (@hufman - #9463)
• Upgrade sqlalchemy to 1.1.14 (@fabaff - #9458)
• Upgrade uber_rides to 0.6.0 (@fabaff - #9457) (sensor.uber docs)
• Upgrade youtube_dl to 2017.9.15 (@fabaff - #9456)
• DoorBird Component (@Klikini - #9281) (doorbird docs) (binary_sensor.doorbird docs) (camera.doorbird docs) (switch.doorbird docs) (new-platform)
• Fix recorder does not vacuum SQLite DB on purge (@milanvo - #9469)
• fitbit fixes (@happyleavesaoc - #9460) (sensor.fitbit docs) (breaking change)
• Fix typo in services.yaml (@mika - #9475)
• Upgrade pyasn1 to 0.3.5 and pyasn1-modules to 0.1.4 (@fabaff - #9474) (notify.xmpp docs)
• Xiaomi Gateway: Allow static configuration of a gateway without discovery (@syssi - #9464) (xiaomi_aqara docs)
• Added support for the DTE Energy Bridge v2 (@Blender3D - #9431) (sensor.dte_energy_bridge docs)
• Telnet switch (@multiholle - #8913) (switch.telnet docs) (new-platform)
• Abode services, events, lights, cameras, automations, quick actions. (@MisterWil - #9310) (abode docs) (alarm_control_panel.abode docs) (binary_sensor.abode docs) (camera.abode docs) (cover.abode docs) (light.abode docs) (lock.abode docs) (switch.abode docs) (new-platform)
• Added satel_integra alarm panel and binary sensor platform (@c-soft - #9336) (satel_integra docs) (alarm_control_panel.satel_integra docs) (binary_sensor.satel_integra docs) (new-platform)
• Worx Landroid sensor (@nilzen - #9416) (sensor.worxlandroid docs) (new-platform)
• Fix universal media_player mute (@colindunn - #9462) (media_player.universal docs)
• Small improvement of KNX Covers (@Julius2342 - #9476)
• Upgrade async_timeout to 1.4.0 (@fabaff - #9488)
• Bump version of abodepy (@MisterWil - #9491) (abode docs)
• Upgrade coinmarketcap to 4.1.1 (@fabaff - #9490) (sensor.coinmarketcap docs)
• Upgrade blockchain to 1.4.0 (@fabaff - #9489)
• Solve Recorder component failing when using Axis component (@Kane610 - #9293) (axis docs) (camera.axis docs)
• switch to pypi for xiaomi gw (@danielhiversen - #9498) (xiaomi_aqara docs)
• renamed add_devices to async_add_devices according to hass naming scheme (@Julius2342 - #9485) (binary_sensor.knx docs) (climate.knx docs) (light.knx docs) (sensor.knx docs) (switch.knx docs)
• Revert “renamed add_devices to async_add_devices according to hass naming scheme (#9485)” (@pvizeli - #9503) (alarm_control_panel.spc docs) (binary_sensor.knx docs) (binary_sensor.spc docs) (climate.knx docs) (light.knx docs) (sensor.citybikes docs) (sensor.knx docs) (sensor.worxlandroid docs) (switch.knx docs)
• LIFX: fix multi-zone color restore after effects (@amelchio - #9492) (light.lifx docs)
• renamed add_devices to async_add_devices according to hass naming scheme (second try after failed #9485) (@Julius2342 - #9505) (alarm_control_panel.spc docs) (binary_sensor.knx docs) (binary_sensor.spc docs) (climate.knx docs) (light.knx docs) (sensor.citybikes docs) (sensor.knx docs) (sensor.worxlandroid docs) (switch.knx docs)
• Xiaomi pycryptodome (@danielhiversen - #9511) (xiaomi_aqara docs)
• Bumped pyhomematic, additional device support (@danielperna84 - #9506) (homematic docs) (sensor.homematic docs)
• abode: Bump abodepy dependency to 0.11.7 (@vickyg3 - #9504) (abode docs)
• abode: Set device_type in state attributes (@vickyg3 - #9515) (abode docs)
• update xiaomi aqara lib (@danielhiversen - #9520) (xiaomi_aqara docs)
• added services.yaml integration for input_boolean (@skalavala - #9519) (input_boolean docs)
• Add reload service to python_script (@doudz - #9512) (python_script docs)
• MQTT Binary Sensor - Add availability_topic for online/offline status (@marthoc - #9507) (binary_sensor.mqtt docs)
• Fix typo within cover/knx https://github.com/XKNX/xknx/issues/64 (@Julius2342 - #9527) (cover.knx docs)
• LIFX: improve performance of setting multi-zone lights to a single color (@amelchio - #9526) (light.lifx docs)

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