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+---
+author: G Johansson
+authorURL: https://github.com/gjohansson-ST
+authorImageURL: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/62932417?v=4
+authorTwitter: GJohansson
+title: "Deprecating state constants for cover"
+---
+
+As of Home Assistant Core 2024.11, the constants used to return state in `CoverEntity` are deprecated and replaced by the `CoverState` enum.
+
+There is a one-year deprecation period, and the constants will stop working from 2025.11 to ensure all custom integration authors have time to adjust.
+
+As the `state` property is not meant to be overwritten, in most cases this change will only affect other Entity properties or tests rather than the `state` property.
+
+More details can be found in the [cover documentation](/docs/core/entity/cover#states).
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 | is_closing | <code>bool &#124; None</code> | `None` | If the cover is closing or not. Used to determine `state`.
 | is_opening | <code>bool &#124; None</code> | `None` | If the cover is opening or not. Used to determine `state`.
 
+### States
+
+The state is defined by setting the above properties. The resulting state is using the `CoverState` enum to return one of the below members.
+
+| Value       | Description                                                        |
+|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `CLOSED`    | The cover is closed.                                                |
+| `CLOSING`   | The cover is closing.                                               |
+| `OPENING`   | The cover is opening.                                               |
+| `OPEN`      | The cover is open.                                                  |
+
 ### Device classes
 
 | Constant | Description
@@ -34,15 +45,6 @@ Properties should always only return information from memory and not do I/O (lik
 | `CoverDeviceClass.SHUTTER` | Control of shutters, which are linked slats that swing out/in to cover an opening or may be tilted to partially cover an opening, such as indoor or exterior window shutters.
 | `CoverDeviceClass.WINDOW` | Control of a physical window that opens and closes or may tilt.
 
-### States
-
-| Constant | Description
-|----------|------------------------|
-| `STATE_OPENING` | The cover is in the process of opening to reach a set position.
-| `STATE_OPEN` | The cover has reached the open position.
-| `STATE_CLOSING` | The cover is in the process of closing to reach a set position.
-| `STATE_CLOSED` | The cover has reach the closed position.
-
 ## Supported features
 
 Supported features are defined by using values in the `CoverEntityFeature` enum