On Wednesday, Google offered an early preview of its next flagship smart home device, the AI-powered Google Home speaker, launching in spring 2026. Those existing customers will be able to try out Gemini in Early Access, offer feedback, and report bugs, he says. That way, the speaker won’t (in theory) get confused if you’re talking to Gemini Live and someone else who’s further away in the room begins to speak. (Gemini Live will require a Google Home Premium subscription.) In terms of its speaker capabilities, the Google Home device will offer 360-degree audio and the ability to add the device to speaker groups — collections of multiple speakers that play audio simultaneously — in the Google Home app, as before.