Everything Meizu smartphones equipped with a MediaTek processor have an engineering menu... In this article, we will briefly describe most of its capabilities, as well as how to access this treasure of experiments for the real geek.

As you might guess from the name of the menu itself, it was created for debugging in the event of a smartphone repair. So about 99% of the items in it are completely uninteresting even to idle users. who love to customize everything for themselves, and some can even be dangerous.

To get into engineering menu Meizu, dial * # * # 3646633 # * # * in the corporate dialer. After that, the EngeneerMode application will automatically open with a completely outdated look, as if it was written for Android 4.0. All the items there, and there are hundreds of them, are divided into six tabs: Telephony, Connectivity, Hardware Testing, Location, Log and Debugging, and Others.

On the first tab of the engineering menu Meizu 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 one or another famous operator... Generally, ordinary user it is better not to meddle here, although almost everywhere there is a reset button to the factory settings (Reset to Default).

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, which is especially beloved by the 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 all the same, but with the technologies responsible for the location. Here, for example, you can turn off the tower positioning (A ‑ GPS), if you need it for something. Such a move will reduce energy consumption in a number of situations, but will significantly increase the time for determining the location.

Log and Debugging mainly contains links to various built-in tests and utilities from MediaTek and component suppliers. Others, on the other hand, got tests and tuning items that could not be found in other places. For example, right here in Settings Font you can set the sizes of all types of fonts.

It is worth clarifying that the engineering menu in the completely new Meizu smartphone has a different structure, however, it will not be difficult to find the necessary items there by analogy.

In this user manual, we will consider the most basic questions regarding Chinese smartphones Meizu and the answers to them, and also tell you how to set up literally everything on your Meizu phone and how to get the most out of it. 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 a Meizu phone for authenticity

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 enter your Flyme account, login to your account and follow further instructions in the service.

There are also many services on the Internet. IMEI check smartphone, but alas, they do not determine whether you have an original phone or not. These services simply show whether the smartphone is certified in your country.

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

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

If you buy Meizu products in Chinese stores, there is a chance to get Chinese version no localization. They are practically no different from the global one, with the exception of the absence of a store. Google applications Play. Together with it, there is a pre-installed own content store from Meizu. to install Google services and app store, follow this instruction:

• swipe down to open the notification shade
• click on the Wi-Fi icon and connect to the network
• open the Meizu AppCenter store
• type the query "Google Installer" into the search bar
• the icon of this application consists of 4 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 home screen Google play
• Google settings and services have been successfully installed on your phone

How to enter the engineering menu of Meizu

To get into the engineering menu on a Meizu smartphone, just dial 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 Meizu phone

To activate the Meizu smartphone, just 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 if my smartphone won't turn on? Try to connect it to the network through the included charger and try to activate it after a couple of minutes. If after that it does not turn on, you may not have a working smartphone.

To turn off or restart the device, just 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. To regain access to your smartphone, you need to reset your password. How to do this - this will tell you step-by-step instruction:

• turn on your smartphone
• in the password field enter the last code you remember
• repeat the ride 15 times
• after that the password recovery menu will appear
• enter your Flyme account password
• in the recovery menu, set a new password
• it's all

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

How to Hard Reset on Meizu

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

• hold down the lock key until the smartphone is completely turned off
• after the phone turns off, simultaneously hold down the lock key and the volume up
• in the recovery menu that opens, select the "Clear data" item
• and press the right button "Start"

Hard Reset in some cases helps to reset the password on the smartphone, how else can you do a reset -.

How to find a lost Meizu smartphone via Flyme

Meizu devices have a built-in Flyme firmware search for a smartphone 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 also click on the lock icon and remotely lock your smartphone. As soon as he 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 and Volume Down keys at the same time (up on some models) and find the screenshot in the gallery.

How to open Task Manager on Meizu

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

How to close all running applications

This instruction is suitable for everyone Meizu phones M3 Note, U10 / 20, etc, which are firmware based. To check / close all open applications, you need to launch the task manager (swipe from the bottom of the screen or the touch key from the bottom up), and then click on the cross icon. Everything running applications will be knocked out of the device 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 start multi-window mode on Meizu

For starters, it should be said that not all applications on Meizu devices support windowed mode. Therefore, be careful and do not be alarmed if some of your applications do not want to run in split screen mode.

To enable multi-window mode, run two the applications you need and drag one of them to the top of the display until it locks onto the window. Then, click on the second app and it will open in windowed mode just 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 to download. If there is, connect to Wi-Fi and download the firmware, make sure that your smartphone is at least 30-50% charged and start installing the update. Before updating, we advise you to backup your important data to Google or Flyme Cloud.

How to enable T9 on Meizu keyboard

If you are using the stock TouchPal keyboard then go to Settings> Keyboard> TouchPal> Smart Yengizu and tick the first item "Curve - enter 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 preinstalled keyboard, go to the following chain: Settings> Keyboard> TouchPal> General settings> Vibration of keystrokes and disable vibration sensor and keyboard vibration. For third-party keyboards like Gboard, the settings are individual.

How to put your own ringtone on a contact

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

How to connect Meizu to computer

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

What to do if Meizu won't connect to computer? Check USB operability phone and PC ports - whether it is charged from a computer. Try connecting your phone with a different cable and a different USB port... If your computer cannot see your smartphone, it may be damaged.

How to Transfer and Set Up Contacts on Meizu

To do this, you can use one of two convenient ways... You will need Flyme or Google account. First, sync contacts on your old smartphone with Google cloud or Meizu Cloud. Then, on the new device, sign in to your account and sync your data. This way, contacts will automatically appear on your new smartphone. Method using Google account also suitable for transferring 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 just need to drag one program onto another and hold it for a while until the container is created. By tapping on the folder name from above, you can rename it; for convenience, you can even add special characters and emoticons.

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

Attention, this method works for Meizu smartphones based on MediaTek processors. In the stock "Phone" application, dial the following code *#*#3646633#*#* ... In the HARDWARE TESTING menu that appears, find the AUDIO> Headset Mode tab and in the lower Max.Vol limit of 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 the headphones and through the main speaker.

How to back up data in Meizu

To make a backup of 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, 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 that you save a copy of the device to an external media.

How to put a photo on a Meizu contact

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

How to connect wireless headphones

For example, 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 instruction is also suitable for other wireless headphones and Bluetooth headsets.

How to unlink Flyme account from Meizu smartphone

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

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

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

With the emergence of the long-awaited payment Android service Pay, the owners of Meizu gadgets faced an unpleasant surprise. It turned out that the application is not compatible with devices from this manufacturer from China. Why Android Pay doesn't work on Meizu?

Causes

Today on forums and thematic discussions in social networks you can come across a popular question - how to run Android Pay on Meizu? On this moment the answer to the question is unambiguous. The application in full mode does not work on the devices of this manufacturer. Android Pay is not supported on Meizu for several reasons.

First, Meizu products have not passed Google's mandatory certification for basic security requirements. The real reason is trivial - in China, Meizu is using an OS that Google considers a stolen counterpart of Android. Until the situation is resolved, the products from the Chinese corporation will not be certified.

Secondly, on the models of the manufacturer in question, the software uses root-rights, which allow you to get full control on the Android operating system, to change and edit its root files. This functionality reduces the safety of the device, which is unacceptable for use payment system.

If it is possible to disable or hide root rights, then it is problematic to get around the absence of a certificate. For this reason, Meizu is actively working on creating its own payment system for the external market (China already has such a system), similar to Android Pay.

Perhaps, in the future, special firmware or additional software which will allow you to connect Android Pay to Meizu. So far, there is no such declared possibility.

Even if such an opportunity appears, the application will not be able to work fully on all devices. To pay through terminals, you need a built-in NFC chip. Meizu models from 2016 do not have this sensor. NFC chip is missing on models: M3 Note, M3S, M3S mini, M5, MX5, M5S, MX6, M2 Note, M2 mini, U10, U20.

Bypassing Root Restrictions

To hide root rights, you need to install the Magisk Manager utility on the device. The program will hide the possibility of modifying the system from the payment service. Before installing the utility, you need to unlock the bootloader, install the advanced recovery mode (custom recovery - TWRP) and make a backup copy of the data.

If the superSU or MagiskSU root program is already installed on the gadget, download and install Magisk Meneger from Google Play. We find on the forums on the topic - ARK file. We update the utility and reboot the device.

If there is another root program on the device, you need to uninstall it and first install one of the above. Removing the root is done through a script that runs through TWRP.

After the installation is complete, root rights will be hidden from the payment system. To activate this feature, specify the Hide item in the Magisk settings. Reboot the device, find Hide again and find and activate Android Pay in the list that opens. We make another reboot.

Currently effective Android installation Pay on Meizu is missing. It is worth tracking the emergence of new programs or wait for the launch of your own payment system from a Chinese manufacturer.

You can try the option offered on one of the forums, but its effectiveness has not yet been fully worked out! Therefore, you can only act at your own peril and risk.

Applicable for Pro5 model (with NFC sensor). Sequencing:

We are trying to pay through the terminal. It should work.

Some users of Meizu phones may need to reset their phone to factory settings. The latter can be caused by many reasons, from the desire to sell a "clean" phone without any user data on it, to the presence of various dysfunctions on the phone that the user is trying to get rid of. After I bought a Meizu phone, I managed to reset Meizu to factory settings and in the article I will share my notes.

Under what circumstances is it necessary to roll back smartphone settings?

The user may need to hard reset "Meizu" under the following circumstances:

Ways to reset Meizu phone to factory settings

Consider the various options for resetting Meizu to factory settings. Please also take into account that the specifics of such a reset may differ depending on a particular model of Meizu M3, M5 phones (features of hard reset for each Meise model can be viewed at hardreset.info).

Method 1. Use the settings menu of your phone

To reset Meise to factory settings, do the following:

1. Go to your phone settings;
2. Find the "About phone" option on the left, and tap on it;
3. Select "Memory";
4. Click on "Reset settings" ("Wipe data");
5. We put a tick on the option "Reset to factory settings" (if you want to delete all user data as well, select also the option "Clear memory");
6. Click on "Start cleaning" and wait for the process to finish.

All user files after this reset are usually removed, and you will get a "clean" phone as it was when you bought it.

A similar way to work with phone settings is to go to Settings - About phone - Storage - Factory data reset. In the menu that opens, select the first item "Factory data reset", and then click on "Start reset".

Method 2. Use phone recovery mode

The second option for going to the factory settings is to use the recovery mode built into the phone's functionality.

Perform the following on the Meise device:

1. Turn off your smartphone and wait a few seconds;
2. Hold down the Volume Up and Power buttons on your phone and wait for the “Meizu” message to appear on the screen, then release the buttons;
3. The phone will boot up, after which you will see two options for actions ("System upgrade" and "Clear data");
4. Leave a checkmark only on "Clear data", and then click on "Start" at the bottom;
5. Wait until the end of the cleaning procedure.

If the phone asks for a password during a factory reset

If your gadget, when trying to return to the factory settings, asks you for a password, and you do not remember it, then I recommend entering the wrong password 15 times in a row (usually five attempts, three times each). After that, your Meizu will require a password from your account at Flyme. Enter the specified password and your phone will be reset to factory settings.

If you do not have a password for the "Flyme" account (and there is no way to learn it from the previous owner), then you should think about installing it on your device new firmware(I recommend looking for information on the relevant technical forums).

Conclusion

If, however, described in this material the classic methods of setting the default settings turned out to be ineffective, I recommend going to the site hardreset.info, and looking for the reset algorithm individually for your Meizu model.