iQOO Hackathon 2026

The iQOO City Battles 2026 bring together students and working professionals across four cities. Each city battle is a 30-hour phone-first build, with participants using iQOO hardware, local and open-source models, and Office Kit to connect the phone with laptop computing when required. Participants can compete in one of seven tracks: FinTech and Commerce Smart Education HealthTech Productivity Smart Living Developer Tools Open Innovation A local or open-source model at the core of the project earns brownie points, while the phone remains an important part of the build. The four city battles take place in: Bengaluru — August 29–30, 2026 Pune — September 5–6, 2026 Chennai — September 12–13, 2026 Hyderabad — September 26–27, 2026 The top six teams from each city advance to the Grand Finale in Bengaluru from October 9–11, 2026. Participate on the official host platform: This challenge is hosted and evaluated by the official organizers. Wooble lists the opportunity to help you discover relevant challenges and lets you preserve your submitted work as a verified innovation project in your Wooble profile.

• Working AI-powered product or prototype
• Demo of the solution on the iQOO phone
• Use of a local or open-source model at the core
• 3–5 minute final pitch
• Demonstration of the product's functionality and real-world use

• End Product Quality — 30%
• Whether the product works, is useful, and has potential for continued use.
• Novelty and Impact — 20%
• Originality and real-world impact of the solution.
• HackTracker — Creative Phone Use — 15%
• Use of the camera, voice, and on-device AI in the build.
• Technical Depth — 15%
• Architecture, code quality, robustness, and meaningful use of hardware.
• HackTracker — Office Kit Usage — 10%
• Use of the phone-to-laptop Office Kit bridge.
• Demo and Presentation — 10%
• Quality and effectiveness of the 3–5 minute pitch.