Google Home Gemini features expand to 16 new countries in Europe and Asia-Pacific

Google is accelerating the rollout of Gemini features in Google Home to 16 countries across Europe and Asia-Pacific this week, according to Google Home chief Anish Kattukaran.

Accelerated rollout timeline

Kattukaran confirmed on Twitter/X that Google is now clearing the early access queue for Gemini for Home "every day." Users in supported regions who opt-in through the Home app are immediately "bumped to the top of the list," significantly faster than the previous rollout pace.

The expansion follows Google's April announcement and includes "significant" progress over the past two weeks, with the rollout continuing through this week.

Supported countries

Gemini for Home features are now available in 16 new countries:

Europe: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Asia-Pacific: Australia, Japan, New Zealand

A parallel language expansion launched alongside the geographic rollout, though specific languages were not disclosed.

Activation process

Gemini features do not appear automatically in Google Home. Users must:

1. Open the Google Home app
2. Opt-in for early access to Gemini features
3. Wait for activation (now processed within days)

Google has been improving Gemini for Home over recent months, with recent updates focused on speed improvements and enhanced functionality.

What this means

This represents Google's most aggressive push to integrate Gemini across its smart home ecosystem outside the United States. The daily queue clearing suggests Google has resolved earlier scaling or localization issues that initially slowed the international rollout. The opt-in requirement indicates Google is still treating this as a beta-quality feature rather than a full general availability release, likely to manage load and gather feedback as the user base expands rapidly across diverse language markets.