Gadronics Google’s gradual replacement of Google Assistant on its smart home devices has reached a significant milestone, with the company extending Gemini for Home access to 16 new countries and adding support for seven additional languages in the latest expansion of its early access programme.
The rollout, detailed in a post from Google this week, brings Gemini for Home to Austria, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, following an initial debut in the US late last year and subsequent expansions to Canada and Mexico.
Languages and opt-in access
The seven newly supported languages span Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, and Swedish, joining English, Japanese, and Spanish, which were already available, giving the platform a considerably broader reach across European and Asia-Pacific markets.
Despite the scale of the expansion, Gemini for Home remains an early access programme, meaning users on compatible smart speakers and displays will need to opt in manually through the Google Home app rather than receiving the update automatically.
Alongside the geographic rollout, Google has been releasing substantial updates to the underlying assistant experience throughout February and March 2026, with changelogs focused on response speed, context awareness, and more natural conversational interactions.
Among the improvements, Google also reports cutting smart home command latency by up to 40% for common instructions, while context-aware device identification now better distinguishes between similar terms such as “lamp” and “light” within the same home setup.
Further additions include granular appliance controls such as specific humidity settings and smart oven preheating, family account support for children on supervised Google accounts, and Live Camera Search for Google Home Premium subscribers, which allows Gemini to answer questions using Nest Cam footage in real time.
The expansion marks a notable step in Google’s ongoing transition away from Google Assistant, which has faced a turbulent wind-down period as Gemini for Home works toward a full public release.
