Add changes file for 5.8.0

Change-Id: I4e8bf5189295a68e80087fbc4640bd5a57b4bee5
Reviewed-by: Oliver Wolff <oliver.wolff@qt.io>
Reviewed-by: Timur Pocheptsov <timur.pocheptsov@qt.io>

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+Qt 5.8 introduces many new features and improvements as well as bugfixes
+over the 5.7.x series. For more details, refer to the online documentation
+included in this distribution. The documentation is also available online:
+
+  http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/index.html
+
+The Qt version 5.8 series is binary compatible with the 5.7.x series.
+Applications compiled for 5.7 will continue to run with 5.8.
+
+Some of the changes listed in this file include issue tracking numbers
+corresponding to tasks in the Qt Bug Tracker:
+
+  https://bugreports.qt.io/
+
+Each of these identifiers can be entered in the bug tracker to obtain more
+information about a particular change.
+
+****************************************************************************
+*                          Library                                         *
+****************************************************************************
+
+QtBluetooth
+-----------
+
+ - Added Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral role support for iOS/macOS.
+ - Added WinRT support for QBluetoothDeviceDiscoveryAgent and Bluetooth Low
+   Energy central role.
+ - [QTBUG-53012] Added API to set the timeout of Bluetooth Low Energy device
+   discoveries.
+ - Fixed minor documentation issues.
+ - [QTBUG-46253] Added API to select the device discovery mode utilized by
+   QBluetoothDeviceDiscoveryAgent (btle vs classic vs combined).
+ - [QTBUG-46377] Added preferredSecurityGlags() and setPreferredSecurityFlags()
+   methods to QBluetoothSocket.
+ - Adjusted QtBluetooth to the changes required by the Qt Lite build system.
+
+QtNfc
+-----
+
+ - [QTBUG-55297] Fixed ODR violation in QLlcpServer on Android.
+
+****************************************************************************
+*                      Platform Specific Changes                           *
+****************************************************************************
+
+Android
+-------
+
+ - [QTBUG-56625] Parsed list of advertised services found in LE scan
+   record and pass them to API client via QBluetoothDeviceInfo::serviceUuids()
+ - [QTBUG-55035] Added support for new runtime permission check when running Bluetooth
+   applications on Android 7.x. The Bluetooth stack requires Location permissions
+   when running a device discovery.
+ - [QTBUG-52692] Redesigned/Simplified Android central role implementation and prevented
+   blocking of service discovery in case the peripheral does not behave as per standard.
+ - [QTBUG-56625] Improved Low Energy device discovery by evaluating scan records and
+   feeding their content into QBluetoothDeviceInfo instances.
+ - [QTBUG-45066] Fixed crash in QBluetoothDeviceDiscoveryAgent ctor due to Java exception.
+
+iOS/macOS
+--------
+
+ - Removed iOS v 6.x support from the code base
+ - [QTBUG-56898] Fixed a crash when writing GATT attributes.
+ - Adjusted code base to latest macOS and iOS releases.
+ - [QTBUG-53331] Forced error signal when calling
+   QBluetoothLocalDevice::requestPairing().
+ - [QTBUG-52690] Added QLowEnergyController::remoteDeviceUuid() to expose the iOS/macOS
+   specific device UUID. Those two platforms do not expose Bluetooth addresses to
+   application developers.
+
+Linux/Bluez
+-----------
+
+ - Fixed build of sdpscanner due to incorrect build order
+