Gemini is rolling out on Google Home and Nest smart speakers/displays, for now only in the USA

Earlier this month, Google revolutionized the smart home by announcing Gemini in Homethe iteration of your AI-powered assistant designed for smart devices and control of the smart home itself.

Big G has also renewed the Google Home app (with the new user interface which is already available in Italy) to accommodate the new assistant which should have taken the place of Google Assistant also as a voice assistant on smart speakers and smart displays Made by Google. Yesterday this scenario began to materialize: in fact it is The Gemini rollout has started on Google Home and Google Nest devices. Let’s find out all the details.

“Gemini in Home” arrives on smart/speaker and smart displays

Through a post on Gemini in Home on these devices.

For the occasion, Kattukaran also updated the post published four weeks ago on the Google Nest Community blog which proposed some questions and answers on the functioning of the new assistant for smart home devices, including new, more precise details.

Unfortunately, at present, the rollout is taking place gradually (as usual), for participants in a early access and only affects devices supported in the United States and with the language set to “English (United States)”, as suggested by the executive via another post on X:

We are only at the beginning and the rollout will be gradual. Your feedback is critical to the development of this new technology.

As you gain access, try out the various options and let us know how they go. Curious to know what to ask? Here are 100 things to try.

What can “Gemini in Home” do on smart speakers and smart displays?

At the end of the post on X, Kattukaran referred users to a post shared on the blog The Keyword titled “100 things to try with the new Gemini voice assistant in Home” which provides more details on the integration and suggests everything that can be done with the assistant through Google-branded smart speakers and smart displays.

In the rest of the blogpost, Google provides 100 tips about things that can be asked of the assistant. There are two ways to invoke the assistant on smart speakers and smart displays, each of which is designed for specific requests (and interactions):

• Hey Google – to ask for help and get specific answers.
  • Expand knowledge
  • Get answers and curiosity
  • Follow sports (results, upcoming matches, insights)
  • Solve problems at home (and get support on your devices too Made by Google)
  • Start multimedia entertainment (music, podcasts, videos and TV shows)
  • Control your smart home devices
  • Check surveillance cameras
  • Organize your tasks (lists, lists, reminders, calendars)
  • Get the right recipe (even with step-by-step guide)
  • Develop new skills and interests
  • Get advice and support
  • Have a laugh (asking for jokes, riddles, funny stories).
• Hey Google, let’s talk – to invoke Gemini Live with a call-and-response conversation experience similar to that offered by the functionality in the assistant app on our smartphones.
  • Deepen understanding
  • Get help solving everyday problems
  • Get help with family-related tasks.

Gemini compatible smart speaker/display

Below is the list of devices compatible with the new Google assistant, highlighting (in bold) which of them are designed to support Gemini Live (which will only be available to Google Home Premium subscribers):

• Google Nest Hub (2nd gen)
• Google Nest Hub Max
• Google Nest Hub (1st gen)
• Google Home Max
• Google Nest Mini (2nd gen)
• Google Home Mini (1st gen)
• Google Nest Audio
• Google Home
• Google Nest WiFi point

When will the rollout happen in our area?

By cross-referencing the information present in the post on the Nest community blog with that present in the aforementioned blogpost dedicated to the rollout of Gemini on smart speakers and smart displays Made by Googleit is currently suggested that the assistant will be rolled out to other countries in the early stages of 2026.

At present, as anticipated, support is limited to the United States and the English language (United States). Google has therefore not provided precise timing and, consequently, it is not certain that with the first “expansion” the assistant will be able to touch European soil with support for all languages.