In this user manual we will look at the most basic questions regarding Chinese smartphones Meizu and the answers to them, and we will also tell you how to set up literally everything on your Meizu phone and how to use it to the maximum. The guide will be useful to owners of all Meizu devices: M3/X/E/S/Max, M5/M5S/Note, MX6 and Pro 6/6S Plus.

How to check the authenticity of a Meizu phone

To check the origin of your Meizu smartphone, you need to follow this link http://service.meizu.com/product to the official website of the company. In the right corner there will be a shortcut to login to your Flyme account, log in to your account and follow further instructions in the service.

There are also many services on the Internet for checking the IMEI of a smartphone, but alas, they do not determine whether your phone is original or not. These services simply show whether the smartphone is certified in your country.

You can also use the AnTuTu application to check the originality - just run a benchmark and compare the characteristics of your smartphone with those declared by the manufacturer.

How to install Google Play Market on the Chinese version of a smartphone

If you buy Meizu products in Chinese stores, there is a chance to get Chinese version without localization. They are practically no different from the global one, except for the lack of a store Google applications Play. Along with it, there is a pre-installed Meizu content store. To install Google services and the app store, follow these instructions:

• swipe down to open the notification shade
• click on the Wi-Fi icon and connect to the network
• open the Meizu AppCenter store
• Type “Google Installer” into the search bar
• The icon of this application consists of 4 multi-colored squares and the letter “G”
• click Install
• After installation, open the application and run the installation
• After the installation is complete, find on the Google Play home screen
• Google settings and services have been successfully installed on your phone

How to enter the Meizu engineering menu

To get to the engineering menu on a Meizu smartphone, just enter the following command code in the preinstalled “Phone” application *#*#3646633#*#* . That's all, after that you will be taken to the service menu.

How to turn on, turn off and restart your Meizu phone

To activate the Meizu smartphone, simply hold down the power key for a couple of seconds; it is usually located on the side edge next to the volume rocker. After the company logo (Flyme OS) lights up on the screen, release the key.

What to do if your smartphone does not turn on? Try connecting it via the included charger to the network and try activating it after a couple of minutes. If after this it does not turn on, perhaps your smartphone is not working.

To turn off or restart the device, simply hold down the power key and select the appropriate item in the menu that appears: shutdown or restart.

How to unlock Meizu if you forgot your password

It often happens that when setting up a new Meizu smartphone, you forget set password, graphic keys or PIN code. To regain access to your smartphone, you need to reset your password. How to do this - this step-by-step instruction will tell you:

• turn on your smartphone
• In the password field, enter the last code you remember
• repeat the ride 15 times
• After this the password recovery menu will appear
• enter your Flyme account password
• Set a new password in the recovery menu
• this is all

This is the most effective way to reset your Flyme password, but to do this you need to know the login and password for your account on your smartphone. Another method that sometimes works is a full hard reset, how to do this is described later in this article.

How to do a Hard Reset on Meizu

To perform a full hard reset on Meizu brand smartphones, just follow these steps:

• hold down the lock key until the smartphone turns off completely
• after the phone goes off, press the lock key and volume up at the same time
• In the recovery menu that opens, select “Clear data”
• and press the right "Start" key

Hard Reset in some cases, it helps to reset the password on your smartphone; how else can you reset it?

How to find a lost Meizu smartphone via Flyme

Meizu devices have a smartphone search built into the Flyme firmware in case of loss or theft. To do this, your account must be activated on your device. Follow this link to the Meizu website http://finder.flyme.cn/browser/index.jsp, log into your Flyme account and follow the instructions to find your device.

By the way, here you can click on the lock icon and remotely lock your smartphone. As soon as it connects to the Internet, the attacker will receive a blocking notification and will not be able to access your personal data.

How to take a screenshot on any Meizu

Everything is simple here, taking a screenshot is as easy as on any other Android smartphone. To do this, simply hold down the power key and volume down (on some models up) at the same time and find a screenshot in the gallery.

How to open task manager on Meizu

To open the task manager on a Meizu smartphone, just swipe up from the bottom of the screen - swipe up gesture. If everything is done correctly, a manager of all will appear in front of you running applications for further work with them.

How to close all running applications

This instruction is suitable for all Meizu M3 Note, U10/20, etc. phones that run on firmware. To check/close all open applications, you need to launch the task manager (swipe from the bottom of the screen or touch the touch key from bottom to top), and then click on the cross icon. All running applications will be knocked out of the device's memory and closed. Please note that if the application is locked (Lock function in Flyme 6), then it will not close. To do this, swipe down on it and turn off the lock.

How to launch multi-window mode on Meizu

To begin with, it’s worth saying that on Meizu devices, not all applications support windowed mode. So be careful and don't be alarmed if some of your apps don't want to run in split-screen mode.

To enable multi-window mode, run two required applications and drag one of them to top part display until it locks into the window. Then, click on the second application and it will open in windowed mode immediately below the first.

How to update Meizu firmware

To check if there is a firmware update for your smartphone, go to the built-in Updater app and check if there is a ROM available for download. If so, connect to Wi-Fi and download the firmware, make sure your smartphone is at least 30-50% charged and start installing the update. Before updating, we recommend backing up important data to the Google cloud or Flyme Cloud.

How to enable T9 on Meizu keyboard

If you are using a stock TouchPal keyboard, then go to Settings > Keyboard > TouchPal > Smart English and check the first item “Curve - entering words with a stroke” (this is the translation of the firmware) to activate T9 and uncheck the box to disable T9 on your Meizu smartphone.

How to remove keyboard vibration

For a pre-installed keyboard, follow the following chain: Settings > Keyboard > TouchPal > General settings> Vibration of keystrokes and turn off the vibration sensor and keyboard vibration response. For third-party keyboards, like Gboard, the settings are individual.

How to set your own ringtone to a contact

In Meizu smartphones, you can assign each contact your own ringtone. To do this, go to contacts and click on “Add field”. Scroll the menu that appears to the very end and click on “Ringtone”. In this menu, you can set a standard ringtone for a contact, or third-party downloaded music from your player.

How to connect Meizu to a computer

If you have original smartphone and whole USB cable, then there should be no connection problems. The device can be connected as a flash drive with files, or as a digital camera for transferring photos.

What to do if Meizu does not connect to the computer? Check functionality USB port and the phone and PC - whether it is charged from the computer. Try connecting your phone via a different cable and into a different USB port. If your computer does not see your smartphone, it may be damaged.

How to transfer and configure contacts to Meizu

To do this, you can use one of two convenient methods. You will need a Flyme or Google account. First, sync contacts on your old smartphone with Google cloud or Meizu Cloud. Then, on your new device, sign in to your account and sync your data. This way, the contacts will automatically appear on your new smartphone. Method using Google account also suitable for moving numbers from iPhone to Meizu.

How to create a folder on the Meizu home screen for applications

To create a folder for your applications, you can simply drag one program onto another and hold it there for a while until the container is created. By tapping on the name of the folder at the top, you can rename it; for convenience, you can even add special characters and emoticons.

How to increase the volume in headphones and make your smartphone louder

Attention, this method works for Meizu smartphones based on MediaTek processors. In the stock Phone application, enter the following code *#*#3646633#*#* . In the HARDWARE TESTING menu that appears, find the AUDIO > Headset Mode tab and in the lower limit Max.Vol 0~160, set the maximum value to 160 and save. Do the same in the Headset_LoudSpeaker Mode menu. Now your smartphone will sound louder, both in headphones and through the main speaker.

How to backup data in Meizu

To backup important data on your Meizu smartphone, go to Settings > About phone > Storage > Backup. Here you can choose which data and files to save in backup copy, the required ones should be ticked. The backup is saved and available at the following address in file manager- Disk/Backup. Before completely resetting your smartphone, we recommend saving a copy of the device to an external drive.

How to put a photo on a Meizu contact

Flyme allows you to put images on call contacts in HD resolution. To set a contact photo, click on the desired contact, then on the “…” icon at the bottom of the screen, then on the photo icon and set the desired photo or picture from your gallery.

How to connect wireless headphones

For example, let's take the Meizu EP51 headset, activate Bluetooth on your smartphone and search for compatible devices. In the window that appears, select EP51 and synchronize. That's all, the headphones are ready for use. The instructions are also suitable for others wireless headphones and Bluetooth headsets.

How to unlink a Flyme account from a Meizu smartphone

If, for example, you are going to sell or give your phone to someone, you should first unlink your Flyme OS account from it. To do this, simply log out of it on this device and then do full reset data (Hard Reset). How to do this is described above.

How to distribute the Internet via Wi-Fi from a Meizu phone

To use your Meizu smartphone as a modem and distribute the Internet via Wi-Fi to another device, open the curtain with quick settings and click on the “Access Point” shortcut. In the menu that opens, set up Wi-Fi access and password and start distributing the Internet.

These were the most common questions and answers regarding Meizu smartphones and Flyme OS firmware. If you have additional questions, feel free to ask them in the comments.

Having become the owner of a Meizu phone, the user may find that his device does not always work correctly. The sound turns out to be too quiet, the connection is not always stable, and other dysfunctions are observed that need to be corrected. To solve these and similar problems there is a special engineering menu (engineering mode), which allows you to fine-tune your phone, as well as track its key characteristics along the way. After I talk about entering the engineering menu on Meizu phones An order of magnitude more opportunities will open up for you. But it is worth mentioning that, or it is possible without entering the specified menu.

As you know, a full engineering menu is available only for Meizu gadgets running on MediaTek processors. On alternative Qualcomm processors, this menu is either absent or available in a rather stripped-down form, with very poor functionality.

By default, the engineering menu is hidden from the user's view. This is explained by the desire of the developers to protect important settings phone from interference from the incompetent owner of the gadget. If you need, use my recommendations at the link.

After all, the main purpose of the engineering menu is to debug the phone at the final stage of testing, check the functionality of system components, and take readings of individual sensors by the developer and the direct manufacturer. Making unqualified changes to the phone through the engineering menu may result in the Meizu device failing, with the possibility of turning it into a lifeless brick.

Therefore, if you decide to make any changes through the engineering menu, then make sure that you know what you are doing and that the changes you make will not cause your phone to malfunction.

How to open the engineering menu on Meizu devices

To go to the engineering menu on Meiza, you can use several methods:

• Use special code , which is dialed in the dialing application. Go to the appropriate application on your phone, and type there:

*#*#3646633#*#*

If nothing happens after typing this combination, try alternative combinations:

*#*#4636#*#* or *#15963#*

• If for some reason these codes did not work, then to gain access to the engineering menu I recommend using special mobile applications level “MTK Engineering Menu”, “MTK Engineering Mode” and other analogues. You will need to download them through the application store, launch them, and then use them to access the engineering menu of your gadget.

After entering the appropriate code, the corresponding interface (engineering mode) will open in front of you. Let's take a closer look at its features.

Additional menu options from Meizu

Despite the fact that the features of the engineering menu may differ depending on specific model Meizu phone, usually such a menu has six main tabs, each of which contains a number of relevant parameters. Let's take a closer look at these tabs:

By working with the capabilities of a particular tab, you can more finely customize your gadget to suit your requirements. At the same time, your intervention must be of a qualified nature, so I would not recommend simply changing the parameters as you please.

Conclusion

In most cases, to switch to the engineer mode, you need to dial the specified combination *#*#3646633#*#*, and you will immediately be taken to the “engineering mode” on your gadget.

Almost all smartphones from Meizu are powered by processors from MediaTek, which means that gadgets with such a chipset always have the Meizu engineering menu. Today we will tell you how to get there, what it is needed for and how any owner of a Meizu gadget can use it to their advantage.

You probably already understood from the name that this menu was created in order to configure, test and debug various phone modules. Since it is mainly used for the latter purpose, the average user will not be interested in digging into at least half of these functions. In addition, we urge you to be careful: if you do not know what exactly you are doing, then it is better not to mess with this setting, as there is a risk of disabling important parameters of the device or even turning it into a “brick”.

To log in, you need to open the dialing menu on Meizu and dial a special code: *#*#3646633#*#*. True, it doesn't always work. If nothing happens, try entering *#*#4636#*#* or *#15963#*. If everything is done correctly, you will see the Engeneer Mode program with a slightly strange design - this is the same engineering menu.

If for some reason not a single code worked, then to enter the section we need, use the specialized program “MTK Engineering Mode” or another similar one. To do this you will need to go to Play Market or App Store and download it. Once it is installed, launch the application and complete everything necessary actions. As a result, you will be able to configure the phone through the engineering menu by going to certain sections of it.

Engineering menu functionality

There are several hundred different settings hidden here, which are divided into six large tabs:

• Telephony – view and check the parameters of the phone’s mobile network, set automatic reception of an incoming call, check the compatibility of the smartphone with a specific operator mobile communications, disabling range support, and it is also possible to reset all settings to factory settings;
• Connectivity – checking Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module, function to turn off the display while using Wi-Fi Display and much more;
• Module testing (Hardware Testing) – test the sound volume through the headset, increase it, check the screen and other important sensors and modules of the Meizu gadget;

• Location – all the same actions, but related to location verification: disabling A-GPS detection and others;
• Debugging (Log & Debugging) – here, for the most part, various links to utilities and tests from MediaTek and those companies that supply other components to the smartphone are stored;
• Others – other settings and tests, for example, setting font sizes on the phone.

It would also be useful to clarify that setting up the phone through the engineering menu on new Meizu models will be carried out a little differently due to the different structure of the menu items, but the general meaning remains the same, and therefore it will not be difficult for a knowledgeable person to configure it. Meizu service codes for entering the menu may differ slightly from what was indicated in the previous paragraph, but usually it is the same.

How to increase the sound in headphones to full volume?

A short instruction on how to increase the music volume to maximum:

1. In the Hardware Testing section, select Audio -> Headset Mode.
2. Value Max Speaker Vol. set to 160 (maximum volume) and press Set.
3. Audio -> Headset_LoudSpeaker Mode in the Max Headset field, enter the value 160, apply by clicking Set.

Conclusion

As you can see, the Meizu engineering menu contains many options for fine tuning smartphone to suit your personal needs, from sound testing to radio and GPS control. In any case, an experienced user will be able to find something interesting for themselves, but an inexperienced user better be more careful with these settings - you can make a mess.

Of course, Meizu M2 mini is one of the most interesting budget phones of 2015. There are already a lot of reviews on it, including on this site. Therefore, I will mention the advantages in passing, I will try to describe in more detail the pitfalls that Russian buyers who ordered a device from the Middle Kingdom will encounter, what I was dissatisfied with, as well as the points that most cause controversy and doubt. I hope my review will be useful to someone.
CHARACTERISTICS AND APPEARANCE

Characteristics

Name Meizu M2 Mini
CPU Quad-core MediaTek MT6735 1.3 GHz 64-bit (Cortex-A53)
3D accelerator Mali T720MP
operating system Flyme 4.5UI + Android 5.1
RAM 2GB
Inner memory 16GB
Screen 5-inch IPS display, 1280 x720 px, OGS
Net FDD-LTE, WCDMA, GSM
Frequencies GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz FDD-LTE 1800/2100/2600MHz
Number of SIM cards 2 sim cards or 1sim + 1tf-card
Wireless connection WIFI (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0
Sensors gyroscope, light sensor, accelerometer, electronic compass
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Camera Front-camera 5 MP, 13 MP rear camera (Samsung), flash, autofocus
Ports MicroUSB, Headphone port 3.5, two SIM ports (you can use a flash card instead of the second)
Battery capacity 2500mA/h
Size 140.1x68.9x8.7mm
Weight 131 grams

A few photos

I think there is no need to describe where the phone is, it’s already clear from the photographs. But on an innovative physical button I can't help but stop. This button replaces all on-screen controls. Just touched - this is the Back command, pressed the button - the Home command, the Menu command in different cases is implemented either by a long press, or in programs with its own icon.
LED indication is represented by one white diode, which simply pulsates during all events (SMS, push, missed call or just a message from the application).

Additional Information

Now about materials and build quality. I can only put "troyban" for them.
The design is nothing remarkable (for a state employee - state employee), but it does not evoke a fu-feeling. The white model is glossy plastic, it doesn’t particularly slip out of your hands, but is prone to abrasion and scratches. Glass - Dragontrail X from the Japanese company Asahi Glass, according to the experience of using several smart phones that use glass from this company, it more or less protects from scratches, but is very fragile and tends to crack from the slightest drop. So in this device the use of a case and protective glass more of a necessity than just reinsurance. Another problem is that the plastic behind the smartphone bends quite deeply when you press in the center; when you tap in these places, you can hear some rattling. I very much doubt that Meizu has secured some module poorly; rather, some kind of damper is rattling, and the air gap is made in order to prevent the temperature of the processor from reaching the case. Looking ahead, I’ll say that the maximum heating of the processor during use was 40 degrees Celsius - this is very little, but the case still got warm.
And absolutely wonderful about the convenience. Thanks to the rounded corners and small width, it is convenient to operate the smartphone even for those with small palms.
And about the annoying oleophobic coating. Yes, it is. Yes, the quality is far from great.

A LITTLE ABOUT FLYME
Flyme is the official firmware of Meizu, and since a way to install custom firmware on their smart phones has not yet been found, you will have to love and favor this firmware. Flyme is very original and very simple both in the interface and in the settings. I would say it looks childish, large icons, minimal settings. Compared even to a naked android, she looks strange. But all this can be solved. The interface can be embellished a little using the Personalization application, or third-party launchers, and the shortcomings of the settings can be supplemented with third-party utilities. After all, Flyme is, first of all, a stable, productive and energy-saving firmware, and these are very big advantages.

Change appearance using the Personalization program

Okay, we’ll get back to Fly’s tricks a little later, now let’s talk more about Russification. This year, Meizu made a dirty trick by removing the languages ​​of the countries in which the company has representation and distribution from the Chinese firmware. Initially, there is no Russian language in Chinese Meizu. But fortunately, the world is not deprived of kind and capable people (who I hope will not mind the links given here). You can Russify M2 mini. And get root rights.
There is one more nuance. Some sellers send this smart phone already with Russification. This was the case in my case. Russification itself is not bad. But... the Google Play installed by the Chinese is not functional, and I have not found a way to replace it, all programs and utilities associated with installation and updating have been carefully cut out, and another nuisance is that hidden programs are installed that slip ads here and there. In this case, you can install the stock Flyme 4.5.1A firmware only through native recovery.

Additional Information

Download the archive with the firmware, call it update.zip and drop it into the root internal memory. Turn off the phone and turn it on in recovery mode. To do this, simultaneously press the power and volume up buttons until the Meizu logo appears. You will be prompted to update, agree, not forgetting to check the clean data box first. And you can rest, the process will take about 10 minutes, you cannot interrupt, be patient

Most Chinese applications can be removed. Unpleasant to you system applications You can cut it from the root using rootexplorer from the system/app and system/priv-app folders, the main thing is not to overdo it
A little more about Fly's goodies.

Support for a variety of gestures

Curtain, icons can be swapped

The list of running applications slides up by swiping up to the left or right of the central button. Applications are clicked out of the tray one by one

EVERYTHING THAT MAKES A SMARTPHONE A SMARTPHONE
SCREEN It’s a shame to say anything bad about this screen, it’s good. No matter how I twisted it, I didn’t see the inversion. What particularly pleased me was the color rendition. She's freaking realistic. Those who are accustomed to warm or cool tones can adjust the image to suit themselves in the settings.

Joy for pianists - 10 touches

The brightness range is very comfortable - it does not hurt the eyes in the dark, and there will be no problems with reading in sunlight.
CONNECTION Here I revealed unpleasant feature. LTE - where there is coverage, it will be, the most common bands in Russia are supported.

Ping example

But there is a nuance: when the phone uses the Internet in the 4g range, and inadvertently jumps to 3g, it is in no hurry to return back, the data exchange speed naturally decreases greatly. Often you have to return 4g manually. Perhaps this algorithm saves the battery, but in places where LTE is unstable, this feature is annoying.
But Meizu avoided another common problem associated with 4g. By LTE networks Now only data is transferred, all telephone communication takes place on 3g networks. Thus, if your phone is actively transmitting data on the Internet, and at that moment someone is calling you, the phone must be able to switch to the 3g network. On some smart phones this moment not implemented very well. The M2 mini doesn't have this problem.
There are no complaints about Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, NFC and HotKnot are not supported, and OTG is implemented at a very good level, reading media of any format.

Display with attached mouse))

For radio lovers - there is none, and there is no Spirit 2 to attach, only online broadcasting.
GPS The first cold start was very long. But now the smart has realized where it is and which companions it needs to be friends with. The location is determined in seconds, the guidance is very clear.

My son and I walk quietly along the sidewalk - no track jumps

PERFORMANCE

CPU heating

Good average performance. Go ahead…
SOUND Many people complain about the poor main speaker, I don’t agree with them, it’s ordinary, quite clear with a good volume reserve. But the volume in the headphones is clearly not enough and needs to be raised in the engineering menu.

Additional Information

In the dialer enter *#*#3646633#*#*
In the menu that opens, scroll the bookmarks to the left to Hardware Testing and here select Audio, then Headset Mod and in the Max Vol column set the value to 160. Similarly, you can raise the volume of the main speaker Normal Mode and the ringing speaker LoudSpeaker Mod

The sound quality in the headphones is also average. They play blurry low frequencies. Perhaps fixable with equalizers, I haven’t tried it.
AUTONOMY Autonomy is above average.

Playing HD video at maximum brightness drains the battery in exactly 6 hours. Diagnosis - “a day or two depending on the intensity of use”

finally got to the most controversial CAMERA
Many owners complain about soapiness and smudging. And this is with a good optics system and matrix. Most of these defects are due to the camera app's somewhat strange shooting algorithm. When you point the camera at an object, focusing occurs, but when you press the shutter, the focus is not adjusted. They pointed it, the hand twitched, they pressed the trigger - a blurry photo. You can get used to this. Set the focus manually and take pictures right away - most pictures come out of good quality, even in low light.

Photo examples

All Meizu smartphones equipped MediaTek processor, have an engineering menu. In this article we will briefly talk about most of its capabilities, as well as how to access this treasure trove of experiments for a true geek.

As you can easily guess from the name of the menu itself, it was created for debugging in case of smartphone repair. So approximately 99% of the points in it are completely uninteresting even to idle users, who love to customize everything, and some can even be dangerous.

To get to the Meizu engineering menu, dial *#*#3646633#*#* in the proprietary dialer. After this, the EngeneerMode application will automatically open, which looks completely outdated, as if it was written for Android 4.0. All the items there, and there are hundreds of them, are distributed across six tabs: Telephony, Connectivity, Hardware Testing, Location, Log and Debugging and Others.

On first tab of the Meizu engineering menu you can view, test and even configure some parameters of your smartphone’s 2G/3G/LTE modem. Here you can set automatic call reception (Auto Answer), remove band support (BandMode) and even check compatibility with a particular well-known operator. In general, it is better for the average user not to meddle here, although almost everywhere there is a Reset to Default button.

In the Connectivity tab, you can test Bluetooth and Wi‑Fi, as well as make some settings. For example, you can enable full screen blanking when using Wi‑Fi Display (Power Saving) or set the quality (Video Capability).

It is the third tab, Hardware Testing, that is especially loved by enlightened Meizu fans. In it you can test the display, as well as check all the main modules and sensors of the smartphone.

In Location you can do the same thing, but with technologies responsible for location. Here, for example, you can turn off tower location determination (A-GPS), if you need it for something. This move will reduce energy consumption in a number of situations, but will significantly increase the time it takes to determine the location.

Log and Debugging mainly contains links to various built-in tests and utilities from MediaTek and component suppliers. Others included tests and tuning items that had no place in other places. For example, right there in Settings Font you can set the sizes of all types of fonts.

It is worth clarifying that the engineering menu in completely new Meizu smartphones has a different structure, but finding the necessary items there, by analogy, will not be difficult.