ZDNET Posts WWDC 2026 Round 1 Results as 27% Correctly Predicted No New Hardware
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Updated · ZDNet · Jun 11
ZDNET Posts WWDC 2026 Round 1 Results as 27% Correctly Predicted No New Hardware
3 articles · Updated · ZDNet · Jun 11
Summary
27% of ZDNET readers correctly guessed Apple would unveil no new hardware at WWDC 2026, the clearest hit in Round 1 of the outlet’s Big Guessing Game contest.
106 mentions of Siri during the keynote produced no exact guesses, though several readers landed within ZDNET’s plus-or-minus-10 scoring range and many clustered around 100.
4 minutes of screen time for outgoing CEO Tim Cook also beat most predictions, which had expected roughly 8, 10 or 15 minutes on stage.
Nearly 10% of responses highlighted advanced voice control and natural-language features as Apple Intelligence’s most underrated tools, while a similar share predicted AI-generated wallpapers would reach iOS 27.
July 7 is set for Round 2, which will shift from WWDC software predictions to Apple device launches, with correct answers earning more entries for an Apple Watch drawing in September.