Change the language of your voice assistant
Customize your voice assistant by changing its language or adding up to 2 additional languages. Allowing your assistant to recognize 3 languages. Changes to your voice assistant's language affect all Google Nest and Home devices linked to your account.
Important: Google Assistant can only recognize 2 languages.
The Home admin’s primary language will take precedent. Learn more on how to Manage people and permissions in the Google Home app.
The primary language set will be based on the admin who accepted the invitation to Gemini for Home voice assistant.
Before you update your voice assistant's language, make sure your mobile device or tablet meets one of these conditions:
Tip: Some devices may not support all languages in all regions.
Change your voice assistant’s language
By default, the language is set based on your region.
- On your mobile device, open the Google Home app 👁 Google Home Application Icon
. - At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
- Tap Home settings 👁 Image
👁 and then
Gemini for Home voice assistant or Google Assistant 👁 and then
Languages. - Tap Add a language 👁 and then
the current language set. - Choose from the list of available languages.
Add a second language to your voice assistant
If you add a second language to your voice assistant, it can recognize either of the languages you've chosen.
- On your mobile device, open the Google Home app 👁 Google Home Application Icon
. - At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
- Tap Home settings 👁 Image
👁 and then
Gemini for Home voice assistant or Google Assistant 👁 and then
Languages. - Tap Add a language 👁 and then
the current language set. - Choose from the list of available languages.
Talk to your voice assistant in either language
It's easy to talk to your voice assistant when you've chosen more than one language. When you say "Hey Google" followed by a voice command, your voice assistant answers in the language you use after "Hey Google."
Your voice assistant can't recognize more than one language in the same phrase. For example, "Hey Google, set a timer for drei Minuten."
Languages you can use
Gemini for Home voice assistant
|
Countries |
Language |
|
Early access: Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Japan Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States |
Danish Dutch (Belgium) Dutch (Netherlands) English (Australia) English (Canada) English (Finland) English (Ireland) English (New Zealand) English (United States) English (United Kingdom) French (Belgium) French (Canada) French (France) French (Switzerland) German (Austria) German (Germany) German (Switzerland) Italian Japanese Norwegian Spanish (Mexico) Spanish (Spain) Spanish (US) Swedish (Sweden) |
Google Assistant
Google Assistant is available in these languages on the following devices:
Google Nest speakers include Google Home, Google Nest Mini (2nd gen), Google Home Mini (1st Gen), Google Home Max, and Google Nest Audio.
| Country or Region | Supported Languages |
| Argentina | Spanish |
| Australia | English |
| Austria | French, German |
| Belgium | Dutch, English, French, German |
| Brazil | Portuguese |
| Canada | English, French |
| Chile | Spanish |
| Columbia | Spanish |
| Denmark | Danish |
| France | French |
| Germany | German |
| Hong Kong | English |
| India | English, Hindi |
| Indonesia | Indonesian |
| Ireland | English |
| Israel | English |
| Italy | Italian, Spanish |
| Japan | Japanese |
| Malaysia | English |
| Mexico | Spanish |
| Netherlands | Dutch |
| New Zealand | English |
| Norway | Norwegian |
| Peru | Spanish |
| Philippines | English |
| South Korea | Korean |
| Singapore | English |
| South Africa | English |
| Spain | Italian, Spanish |
| Sweden | Swedish |
| Switzerland | French, German, Italian |
| Taiwan | Mandarin (TW) |
| Thailand | Thai |
| United Kingdom | English |
| United States | English, Spanish |
Available languages shown in the Google Home app may not be the available languages for your display.
| Country or Region | Supported Languages |
| Australia | English |
| Austria | German |
| Belgium | Dutch, French |
| Canada | English, French |
| Denmark | Danish |
| France | French |
| Germany | German |
| India | English |
| Ireland | English |
| Italy | Italian |
| Japan | Japanese |
| Mexico | Spanish |
| Netherlands | Dutch |
| Norway | Norwegian |
| South Korea | Korean |
| Spain | Spanish |
| Sweden | Swedish |
| Switzerland | French, German, Italian |
| United Kingdom | English |
| United States | English |
| Country or Region | Supported Languages |
| Australia | English |
| Austria | German |
| Belgium | Dutch, French, German |
| Canada | English, French |
| Denmark | Danish |
| France | French |
| Germany | German |
| India | English |
| Ireland | English |
| Italy | Italian |
| Japan | Japanese |
| Netherlands | Dutch |
| New Zealand | English |
| Norway | Norwegian |
| South Korea | Korean |
| Spain | Spanish |
| Sweden | Swedish |
| Switzerland | French, German, Italian |
| Taiwan | Mandarin (TW) |
| United Kingdom | English |
| United States | English, Spanish |
Google Nest Hub Max
| Country or Region | Supported Languages |
| Australia | English |
| Canada | English, French |
| France | French |
| Japan | Japanese |
| United Kingdom | English |
| United States | English, Spanish |