0.68: HomeKit control, Eufy, FritzBox, SigFox sensors

Paulus Schoutsen April 27, 2018

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Weekend is around the corner and that means that it’s time for the next release of Home Assistant. 0.68 brings a ton of great goodies and bug fixes.

One of the coolest features this release is by @mjg59: you are now able to control HomeKit devices. Previously, it was possible to control Home Assistant from iOS devices using the HomeKit protocol. With this release, Home Assistant is able to become the controller and use HomeKit to control lights and switches directly. Since HomeKit is vendor agnostic, it means that any HomeKit light or switch will now be compatible with Home Assistant. Very cool.

Another cool new platform, also by @mjg59, is support for Eufy devices. Eufy is the Home Automation brand of Anker and they have been producing reasonably priced devices which can now be controlled by Home Assistant too. Thanks for all your contributions @mjg59 ❤️.

New Platforms

• Add support for Eufy bulbs and switches (@mjg59 - #13773) (eufy docs) (light.eufy docs) (switch.eufy docs) (new-platform)
• Add support for controlling homekit lights and switches (@mjg59 - #13346) (homekit_controller docs) (light.homekit_controller docs) (new-platform)
• Adding USCIS component (@meauxt - #13764) (sensor.uscis docs) (new-platform)
• Add support for new platform: climate.modbus (@Kirchoff - #12224) (climate.modbus docs) (new-platform)
• Add AVM fritzbox smarthome component (@hthiery - #10688) (fritzbox docs) (climate.fritzbox docs) (switch.fritzbox docs) (new-platform)
• Adds SigFox sensor (@robmarkcole - #13731) (sensor.sigfox docs) (new-platform)
• Add blackbird media player component (@koolsb - #13549) (media_player.blackbird docs) (new-platform)
• Add support for Sensirion SHT31 temperature/humidity sensor (@viorels - #12952) (sensor.sht31 docs) (new-platform)
• Qwikswitch binary sensors (@kellerza - #14008) (qwikswitch docs) (binary_sensor.qwikswitch docs) (sensor.qwikswitch docs) (beta fix) (new-platform)

New Features

• Support binary_sensor and device_tracker in HomeKit (@Yonsm - #13735) (homekit docs) (new-feature)
• Add Homekit locks support (@philk - #13625) (homekit docs) (new-feature)
• Support CO2/PM2.5/Light sensors in HomeKit (@Yonsm - #13804) (homekit docs) (new-feature)
• Support Garage Doors in HomeKit (@marthoc - #13796) (homekit docs) (new-feature)
• Support basic covers with open/close/stop services HomeKit (@nickw444 - #13819) (homekit docs) (new-feature)

Release 0.68.1 - April 30

• Fix color setting of tplink lights (@amelchio - #14108) (light.tplink docs)
• Improve precision of Hue color state (@amelchio - #14113) (light.hue docs)
• Revert Hue color state to be xy-based (@amelchio - #14154)
• Fix Python 3.6 compatibility for HomeKit controller (@mjg59 - #14160) (homekit_controller docs)
• Added CONF_IP_ADDRESS to HomeKit (@cdce8p - #14163) (homekit docs)
• Do not sync entities with an empty name (@balloob - #14181) (google_assistant docs)
• Improve chromecast disconnection logic (@OttoWinter - #14190) (media_player.cast docs)
• Fix poorly formatted automations (@balloob - #14196)
• Disable eliqonline requirement (@balloob - #14156)

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Backward-incompatible changes

• Icons! Material Design Icons has implemented some naming guidelines and this caused 9 icons to change names, 3 of which are home automation icons: roomba -> robot-vacuum, nest-protect -> smoke-detector, nest-thermostat -> thermostat (see all changes).
• Support for multiple MAX!Cube LAN gateways caused a slight change to the configuration schema. Make sure to check the docs for the new one. (@syssi - #13517) (maxcube docs) (binary_sensor.maxcube docs) (climate.maxcube docs) (breaking change)
• Ebox sensor platform has been disabled because the dependency was not compatible with pip 10. (@balloob - #14003) (sensor.ebox docs) (breaking change)

Beta Fixes

• Qwikswitch binary sensors (@kellerza - #14008) (qwikswitch docs) (binary_sensor.qwikswitch docs) (sensor.qwikswitch docs) (beta fix) (new-platform)
• Order the output of the automation editor (@balloob - #14019) (config docs) (beta fix)
• HomeKit Alarm Control Panel Code Exception Fix (@schmittx - #14025) (homekit docs) (beta fix)
• Revert cast platform polling mode (@OttoWinter - #14027) (media_player.cast docs) (beta fix)
• Handle HomeKit configuration failure more cleanly (@mjg59 - #14041) (homekit_controller docs) (beta fix)
• Update device classes for contact sensor HomeKit (@marthoc - #14051) (homekit docs) (beta fix)
• Upgrade broadlink lib (@Danielhiversen - #14074) (sensor.broadlink docs) (switch.broadlink docs) (beta fix)
• Fix timezone issue when calculating min/max values in tibber #14009 (@Danielhiversen - #14080) (sensor.tibber docs) (beta fix)
• Updated list of AWS regions for Amazon Polly (@GotoCode - #14097) (tts docs) (beta fix)
• Change Eufy brightness handling (@mjg59 - [#14111]) (beta fix)

All changes

• Update Homekit to 1.1.9 (@cdce8p - #13716) (homekit docs)
• Update docstrings (@fabaff - #13720) (ihc docs) (cover.opengarage docs) (cover.tahoma docs) (sensor.trafikverket_weatherstation docs)
• Add option to ignore availability in google calendar events (@cgtobi - #13714) (calendar.google docs)
• Allow use of date_string in service call (@Juggels - #13256) (calendar.todoist docs)
• Add timeout / debounce (for brightness and others) (@cdce8p - #13534) (homekit docs)
• added support for smappee water sensors (@hmn - #12831) (smappee docs) (sensor.smappee docs)
• Initialise filter_sensor with historical values (@dgomes - #13075) (sensor.filter docs)
• Fix Gogogate2 ‘available’ attribute (@dlbroadfoot - #13728) (beta fix)
• Bluesound bugfix status 595 and await (@thrawnarn - #13727) (media_player.bluesound docs)
• Upgrade aiohttp to 3.1.2 (@fabaff - #13732)
• Upgrade sqlalchemy to 1.2.6 (@fabaff - #13733) (sensor.sql docs)
• Brightness conversion for Abode dimmers (@shred86 - #13711) (light.abode docs)
• Update CODEOWNERS (sensor.filter, sensor.upnp) (@dgomes - #13736)
• Reset permission (@fabaff - #13743) (light.abode docs)
• Throw an error when invalid device_mode is given (@left4taco - #13739)
• Fix so it is possible to ignore discovered config entry handlers (@Kane610 - #13741) (beta fix)
• Upgrade netdisco to 1.3.1 (@fabaff - #13744)
• Add MQTT Sensor unique_id (@OttoWinter - #13318) (sensor.mqtt docs)
• Prepare entity component for config entries (@balloob - #13730)
• Check valid file on get_size (@robmarkcole - #13756) (sensor.folder docs)
• Qwikswitch sensors (@kellerza - #13622) (sensor.qwikswitch docs)
• Device type mapping introduced to avoid breaking change (@syssi - #13765) (light.yeelight docs)
• Only flag media position as updated when it really has (@molobrakos - #13737) (media_player.squeezebox docs)
• Support binary_sensor and device_tracker in HomeKit (@Yonsm - #13735) (homekit docs) (new-feature)
• Use config entry to setup platforms (@balloob - #13752) (hue docs) (light docs) (light.hue docs)
• Add Homekit locks support (@philk - #13625) (homekit docs) (new-feature)
• Snips sounds (@tschmidty69 - #13746) (snips docs)
• Add missing DISCHRG state (@swilson - #13787) (sensor.nut docs)
• Improved upgradeability HomeKit security_systems (@cdce8p - #13783) (homekit docs)
• Qwikswitch Entity Register (@kellerza - #13791) (qwikswitch docs) (sensor.qwikswitch docs)
• Updated beacontools to 1.2.3 (@citruz - #13792) (sensor.eddystone_temperature docs)
• script/lazytox: Ensure Flake8 passes for tests/ (@kellerza - #13794)
• Fix bad metrics format for short metrics. (@michaelkuty - #13778) (prometheus docs)
• Update bellows to 0.5.2 (@rcloran - #13800) (zha docs)
• device_tracker.ubus: Handle devices not running DHCP (@tobygray - #13579) (device_tracker docs)
• Update yweather.py (@wiuwiu - #13802)
• Tibber lib update (@Danielhiversen - #13811) (sensor.tibber docs)
• Update pyhomematic to 0.1.41 (@danielperna84 - #13814) (homematic docs)
• Add support for Eufy bulbs and switches (@mjg59 - #13773) (eufy docs) (light.eufy docs) (switch.eufy docs) (new-platform)
• Homekit refactor (@cdce8p - #13707) (homekit docs)
• HomeKit type_cover fix (@cdce8p - #13832) (homekit docs)
• Allow platform unloading (@balloob - #13784) (hue docs) (light docs)
• Support CO2/PM2.5/Light sensors in HomeKit (@Yonsm - #13804) (homekit docs) (new-feature)
• Clicksend: Added support for multiple recipients (@asafbiton96 - #13812) (notify docs)
• Support Garage Doors in HomeKit (@marthoc - #13796) (homekit docs) (new-feature)
• Abode better events (@MisterWil - #13809) (abode docs)
• UPnP async (@dgomes - #13666) (upnp docs) (sensor.upnp docs)
• Update example (fixes #13834) (@fabaff - #13839)
• Add support for deCONZ daylight sensor (@marthoc - #13479) (deconz docs) (sensor.deconz docs)
• initialize queue before filtering (@dgomes - #13842) (sensor.filter docs)
• Extract config flow to own module (@balloob - #13840) (config docs) (deconz docs) (hue docs)
• Add support for controlling homekit lights and switches (@mjg59 - #13346) (homekit_controller docs) (light.homekit_controller docs) (new-platform)
• bump python-ecobee-api version to 0.0.18 (@geekofweek - #13854) (ecobee docs)
• Adding USCIS component (@meauxt - #13764) (sensor.uscis docs) (new-platform)
• Avoid unnecessary cast state updates (@dersger - #13770) (media_player.cast docs)
• Prevent vesync doing I/O in event loop (@balloob - #13862) (switch.vesync docs) (beta fix)
• Update yweather.py (@TheCellMC - #13851)
• add support for Kodi discovery (@escoand - #13790) (media_player.kodi docs)
• Further untangle data entry flow (@balloob - #13855)
• Missing property decorator added (@syssi - #13889) (fan.xiaomi_miio docs) (beta fix)
• Fix race condition for component loaded before listening (@balloob - #13887) (config docs) (beta fix)
• Added snips service descriptions (@tschmidty69 - #13883)
• Add unique_id for BMW ConnectedDrive (@gerard33 - #13888) (binary_sensor.bmw_connected_drive docs) (lock.bmw_connected_drive docs) (sensor.bmw_connected_drive docs)
• Revert “Update yweather.py” (@pvizeli - #13900)
• Eufy colour bulb updates (@mjg59 - #13895) (eufy docs) (light.eufy docs)
• Fix #13846 Double underscore in bluetooth address (@aav7fl - #13884) (device_tracker docs) (beta fix)
• Import operation modes from air humidifier (@syssi - #13908) (fan.xiaomi_miio docs) (beta fix)
• Fritzbox netmonitor name (@escoand - #13903) (sensor.fritzbox_netmonitor docs)
• Restore typeerror check for units sans energy tracking (@andersonshatch - #13824) (switch.edimax docs)
• Add more math functions to templates (@Shou - #13915)
• Upgrade pyqwikswitch to 0.71 (@kellerza - #13920) (qwikswitch docs)
• Add extra attributes for device scanner, Nmap and Unifi (IP, SSID, etc.) (@stephanerosi - #13673) (device_tracker docs)
• Fixed Capsman data not being used (@Marco98 - #13917) (device_tracker docs)
• Broadlink Sensor - switch to connection-less mode (@Paxy - #13761) (sensor.broadlink docs)
• Add support for new platform: climate.modbus (@Kirchoff - #12224) (climate.modbus docs) (new-platform)
• Hive R3 update (@KJonline - #13357) (hive docs) (binary_sensor.hive docs) (climate.hive docs) (light.hive docs) (sensor.hive docs) (switch.hive docs)
• Updated foobot_async package version (@reefab - #13942) (sensor.foobot docs)
• Update pyhydroquebec to 2.2.2 (@titilambert - #13946) (beta fix)
• Upgrade alpha_vantage to 2.0.0 (@fabaff - #13943) (sensor.alpha_vantage docs)
• Cleanup on exit (@dgomes - #13918) (media_player.mediaroom docs)
• Upgrade somecomfort to 0.5.2 (@balloob - #13940) (climate.honeywell docs) (beta fix)
• Add data entry flow helper (@balloob - #13935) (config docs)
• Xiaomi MiIO Device Tracker: Unused variable removed (@syssi - #13948) (device_tracker docs)
• Implement play media to set a channel based on (by priority): (@stephanerosi - #13934) (media_player.webostv docs)
• Update of python-mpd2 (@karlkar - #13921) (media_player.mpd docs)
• Add AVM fritzbox smarthome component (@hthiery - #10688) (fritzbox docs) (climate.fritzbox docs) (switch.fritzbox docs) (new-platform)
• Adds SigFox sensor (@robmarkcole - #13731) (sensor.sigfox docs) (new-platform)
• Upgrade aiohttp to 3.1.3 (@fabaff - #13938)
• Upgrade youtube_dl to 2018.04.16 (@fabaff - #13937) (media_extractor docs)
• Added FB messenger broadcast api to notify.facebook component (@B1tMaster - #12459) (notify.facebook docs)
• Added web view for TTS to get url (@tschmidty69 - #13882) (tts docs)
• Add services for bmw_connected_drive (@ChristianKuehnel - #13497) (bmw_connected_drive docs) (device_tracker docs)
• Fix call to parent broadlink switch (@Danielhiversen - #13906) (switch.broadlink docs) (beta fix)
• Bump deCONZ requirement to v36 (@Kane610 - #13960) (deconz docs)
• Fix Gogogate2 ‘available’ attribute (@dlbroadfoot - #13728) (beta fix)
• Fix so it is possible to ignore discovered config entry handlers (@Kane610 - #13741) (beta fix)
• Prevent vesync doing I/O in event loop (@balloob - #13862) (switch.vesync docs) (beta fix)
• Fix #13846 Double underscore in bluetooth address (@aav7fl - #13884) (device_tracker docs) (beta fix)
• Fix race condition for component loaded before listening (@balloob - #13887) (config docs) (beta fix)
• Missing property decorator added (@syssi - #13889) (fan.xiaomi_miio docs) (beta fix)
• Fix call to parent broadlink switch (@Danielhiversen - #13906) (switch.broadlink docs) (beta fix)
• Import operation modes from air humidifier (@syssi - #13908) (fan.xiaomi_miio docs) (beta fix)
• Upgrade pyqwikswitch to 0.71 (@kellerza - #13920) (qwikswitch docs)
• Upgrade somecomfort to 0.5.2 (@balloob - #13940) (climate.honeywell docs) (beta fix)
• Update pyhydroquebec to 2.2.2 (@titilambert - #13946) (beta fix)
• Revert “Upgrade pyqwikswitch to 0.71 (@balloob - #13920) (qwikswitch docs)
• Bump skybellpy version to 0.1.2 (@MisterWil - #13974) (skybell docs)
• Fix typo an coding style (@stephanerosi - #13970) (device_tracker docs)
• Params of the send command can be a list now (@syssi - #13905) (vacuum docs)
• Support basic covers with open/close/stop services HomeKit (@nickw444 - #13819) (homekit docs) (new-feature)
• Colorlog windows fix (@veleek - #13929) (notify docs)
• deCONZ migrate setup fully to config entry (@Kane610 - #13679) (deconz docs)
• Alexa thermostat fails to properly parse ‘value’ field for climate (@no2chem - #13958) (alexa docs)
• renaming icons (@NovapaX - #13982) (hdmi_cec docs) (vacuum docs) (vacuum.dyson docs) (vacuum.neato docs) (vacuum.roomba docs) (vacuum.xiaomi_miio docs)
• Fix for Lokalise backend misinterpretation of keys (@armills - #13986)
• Bump locationsharinglib to 1.2.1 (@thelittlefireman - #13980) (device_tracker docs)
• Support for multiple MAX!Cube LAN gateways added (@syssi - #13517) (maxcube docs) (binary_sensor.maxcube docs) (climate.maxcube docs) (breaking change)
• Add additional receiver for Onkyo zone 2 (@koolsb - #13551) (media_player.onkyo docs)
• Add blackbird media player component (@koolsb - #13549) (media_player.blackbird docs) (new-platform)
• Add support for Sensirion SHT31 temperature/humidity sensor (@viorels - #12952) (sensor.sht31 docs) (new-platform)
• Useless code removed (@syssi - #13996) (maxcube docs)
• Add Homematic HmIP-SWO-PR weather sensor support (@pascalhahn - #13904) (homematic docs)
• Disable ebox requirement (@balloob - #14003) (sensor.ebox docs) (breaking change)
• Upgraded miflora library to version 0.4.0 (@ChristianKuehnel - #14005) (sensor.miflora docs)
• Log an error instead of raising an exception (@syssi - #14006) (sensor.sht31 docs)
• Tibber available (@Danielhiversen - #13865) (sensor.tibber docs)
• Upgrade pylutron-caseta to 0.5.0 to reestablish connections (@rohankapoorcom - #14013) (lutron_caseta docs)
• Add sensor device classes (@balloob - #14010) (sensor docs) (sensor.ecobee docs) (sensor.linux_battery docs) (sensor.nest docs)
• Qwikswitch binary sensors (@kellerza - #14008) (qwikswitch docs) (binary_sensor.qwikswitch docs) (sensor.qwikswitch docs) (beta fix) (new-platform)
• Order the output of the automation editor (@balloob - #14019) (config docs) (beta fix)
• HomeKit Alarm Control Panel Code Exception Fix (@schmittx - #14025) (homekit docs) (beta fix)
• Revert cast platform polling mode (@OttoWinter - #14027) (media_player.cast docs) (beta fix)
• Handle HomeKit configuration failure more cleanly (@mjg59 - #14041) (homekit_controller docs) (beta fix)
• Update device classes for contact sensor HomeKit (@marthoc - #14051) (homekit docs) (beta fix)
• Upgrade broadlink lib (@Danielhiversen - #14074) (sensor.broadlink docs) (switch.broadlink docs) (beta fix)
• Fix timezone issue when calculating min/max values in tibber #14009 (@Danielhiversen - #14080) (sensor.tibber docs) (beta fix)
• Updated list of AWS regions for Amazon Polly (@GotoCode - #14097) (tts docs) (beta fix)