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+author: Michael Arthur
+authorURL: https://github.com/mikey0000
+title: "New returning type in LawnMowerActivity"
+---
+
+As of Home Assistant Core 2024.9, integrations using the lawn_mower platform can indicate that their mower 
+is returning by using the new `LawnMowerActivity.RETURNING` state.
+
+## Example
+
+```python
+    async def async_dock(self) -> None:
+        """Start docking."""
+        self._attr_activity = LawnMowerActivity.RETURNING
+        self.async_write_ha_state()
+```
+
+or returning `LawnMowerActivity.RETURNING` in the activity function property of your lawn_mower entity.
+
+```python
+    @property
+    def activity(self) -> LawnMowerActivity:
+        """Return the state of the mower."""
+        mower = self.mower
+        if mower.state is RETURNING:
+            return LawnMowerActivity.RETURNING
+        ...
+```