Here Are the Results of the First Round of Lifehacker’s Big Guessing Game.
In May, CNET Group websites (Lifehacker, Mashable, CNET, ZDNET, and PCMag) launched the first round of ” The Great Guessing Game “—a friendly competition testing our audience’s ability to guess what new products and services Apple would announce this year. The first round focused on WWDC 2026 , which kicked off on Monday. Now that we have the facts about Apple’s most important software releases, we can take a look at the results of the first round of questions to see how Lifehacker readers fared.
Question 1: What will Apple name its chatbot Siri?
Siri was the main topic of WWDC rumors this year, so it probably came as no surprise to anyone following the latest leaks when Apple reintroduced its AI-powered voice assistant this year or announced the launch of a standalone chatbot app similar to ChatGPT. But one question remained: what would Apple call its new Siri?
Almost half of our readers (44.19%) believed Apple would simply stick with Siri. Another significant portion (41.86%) suggested their own names. 9.3% thought Apple would choose “Siri Chat,” but a much smaller percentage (4.65%) correctly named it ” Siri AI .”
Question 2: Which iPhone models will lose support for iOS 27?
Our readers gave a wide range of answers to this question, which is understandable given its rather open-ended nature. Some said Apple would discontinue the iPhone 11 series (plus the second-generation SE), while others believed the iPhone 12 and earlier models would be discontinued. But the correct answer turned out to be surprisingly simple: neither. Apple hasn’t discontinued support for any iPhone this year: if it can run iOS 26, it can run iOS 27.
However, not all iPhones will get Apple’s latest features. If you want to try any Apple Intelligence features, including Siri AI, you’ll need an iPhone 15 Pro or newer—though that’s been the case since Apple introduced its AI features in iOS 18. For Apple’s most powerful models, you’ll need the top-of-the-line iPhones—the iPhone 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air. (This year, the iPhone performed better than the Mac and Apple Watch , which lost many features in these updates.)
Question 3: What code name will Apple use for macOS 27?
Last year, Apple largely unified its operating system naming schemes, abandoning the various numbering systems it had used for years. iOS 19 and macOS 15 were replaced by iOS 26 and macOS 26. This year is no exception: all updates are numbered “27,” though macOS is slightly different, as Apple has for decades appended a “code name” to the end of its unified name. In recent years, Apple has stuck with California-related names, and this has continued in 2026.
Our readers made a huge number of guesses on this question, so the percentages are more skewed than for other questions. The most popular answers were “Fizz” (9.3%), “Redwood” (6.98%), “Honeycrisp” (6.98%), and “Skyline” (4.65%), but many other names were considered. Surprisingly, only one reader correctly guessed this year’s name: Golden Gate .
Question 4: Will macOS 27 have touch support?
One of the biggest rumors about the Mac this year is that Apple is finally working on a touchscreen laptop . This means the company will need to ensure macOS 27 Golden Gate is optimized for touch, hence question 4: We asked whether this new version of macOS will have touch support, and the overwhelming majority of readers answered “Yes” (73.81%).
Unfortunately, the situation here is a bit complicated. Apple didn’t announce any touch controls at WWDC, so one might think “No” is the correct answer. But it’s possible the company is simply holding back this news until the announcement of its touchscreen MacBook (possibly in the fall, closer to the full launch of macOS 27, or even after). In that case, the “Yes” side could still be right. We’ll leave question 4 as “TBC” for future rounds to see how things play out.
Question 5: Will Apple stop supporting Mac computers with Intel processors in macOS 27?
As I mentioned earlier, Mac computers didn’t receive the update to iOS 27 because Apple officially ended support for all Intel-based Macs, instead of supporting all devices running macOS 26. Only computers running Apple Silicon processors will receive the new feature updates. This may have been fairly obvious to our readers, as a whopping 93.02% answered correctly. (If you have an Intel-based Mac and want to try Siri AI on your laptop or desktop, consider upgrading to one of these Macs .)
The second round will begin soon.
Round one is over! Thank you to all the readers who participated. Remember: each correct answer counts as one entry into the grand prize giveaway—a new Apple Watch. Round two begins on July 7th and is dedicated to Apple devices, so check back next month to try your luck again!