Overview
- A hashflag image file for Apple’s WWDC hashtag was found to include the string "Project_Big_Bear_2026," a detail first reported by multiple outlets after the discovery on Tuesday, June 2.
- Designers and code sleuths including Andreas Storm and Aaron Perris located the filename by copying the small Apple logo image URL for the #WWDC26 hashmoji and inspecting the address text.
- Outlets stress the finding is unconfirmed because internal filenames can be provisional, symbolic, or deliberate misdirection and Apple has not announced macOS 27’s official name.
- Separate preliminary reporting says macOS 27 will mainly polish macOS Tahoe with bug fixes and stability work while adding a new Siri app and Apple Intelligence enhancements, though those feature reports remain tentative.
- Apple’s long habit of using California place names and past trademark filings make Big Bear a plausible choice but the WWDC keynote on June 8 is the decisive moment when Apple will confirm the name and features.