1. Always update the device firmware with sufficient battery charge (at least 20%)!
2. It is recommended (not necessary) to update the firmware with the "Clear Data" option marked to avoid software errors during the subsequent operation of the smartphone after the update!
Note: clearing data ("Clear Data") means deleting the current settings, phonebook entries, messages, notes, mail accounts, as well as installed third-party software. This does not affect data such as music, videos, photos and other files stored in the smartphone's memory. Please take care of backing up the necessary information in advance.
BACKUP DATA (BACKUP) can be done from the settings of the MEIZU smartphone. To do this, go to the Smartphone Settings menu, then About phone - Memory - Backup. Press the big button MAKE BACKUP and select the data you need to save. In order to save your backup to a Computer, find the Backup folder in the File Manager of your smartphone, and save its entire contents. More detailed step by step. You can restore the backup in the same Settings section, even on another MEIZU smartphone model!
3. Downgrading the firmware version (rollback to an earlier one) MUST be performed with data clearing ("Clear Data").
4. If ROOT access was obtained on the smartphone before the update, then the "Clear data" option must be checked when updating the firmware. Otherwise, application error messages and other system errors may appear after the update. If you did not open ROOT access on your smartphone, do not consider this point.
5. If, as a result of the firmware update, abnormal program closings and other errors are observed, it is recommended to update the firmware again with the obligatory mark of the "Clear Data" option.
6. If after flashing the device cyclically reboots or messages about errors of individual applications (force close) appear, try flashing the smartphone again or resetting the data (in the flashing window, check the "Clear data" item)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING THE UPDATE
IMPORTANT! IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THE SMARTPHONE, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TURN OFF OR REBOOT THE DEVICE! WAIT FOR THE FULL COMPLETION OF THE UPDATE PROCESS!
Restarting is allowed only after the completion of the smartphone update process, during the first boot of the device, with "OPTIMIZING APPLICATIONS", if the optimization froze in one place for 5 minutes or more.
Check if your smartphone is certified in Russia and if the update is suitable for installation on it by IMEI1 (Settings - About phone):
Messages about the unstable operation of your smartphone with firmware should be left in the BAG REPORTS section of our forum!
Meizu M5c runs under the operating system Android 7.0 Nougat, FLYME... Its performance is rated 3 out of 5 (in its segment). This smartphone is quite productive. Here are the characteristics of the device, instructions on how to reset the settings, flash the device and, of course, how to get root-rights to Meise
Specifications
- Announcement: 2017, May
- Networks: LTE Bands 3,7,20
- UMTS 900, 2100
- GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
- Internet: LTE cat.4 150/50 Mbps
- HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE
- Wi-Fi: a / b / g / n, 2.4 GHz
- Screen: S-IPS, 5 ", 720x1280, 16M colors, touchscreen, capacitive, multitouch, 400 cd / m2
- Operating system: Android 7.0 Nougat, FLYME
- Processor: MediaTek MT6737, 1.3 GHz, 4 x Cortex-A53, Mali-T720
- Memory: RAM 2 GB, ROM 16 GB, Micro-SD up to 128 GB
- Battery: Li-Ion, 3000 mAh
- Weight: 135g
- Dimensions: 144 x 70.5 x 8.3 mm
- Rear camera: 8 MP, flash, autofocus, f / 2.0, 4 lenses
- front: 5 MP, f / 2.2, Face AE Light Boost
- Radio: +
- Bluetooth: v4.1, A2DP
- Navigation: GPS, GLONASS
- Sim-cards: 2, Nano-SIM
Meizu M5c review
Pros: camera, battery
Disadvantages: I did not find it for myself
I decided to buy this smartphone because of the positive feedback from a friend. They say budgetary, but according to the characteristics of a higher price segment. I was interested in an inexpensive smartphone, but with a good camera.
The appearance, of course, of modern smartphones is not very original.
Quite an excellent solution in its price category, the quality of the camera, in particular the photo, is the highest, when photographing during the day, even in unclear weather, the images are of high quality and clear, the zoom works with a bang and when approaching the quality of the photos is not blurred, moving objects also captures enough clearly, does not "smear". Macro and portraits are simply gorgeous thanks to excellent detail. Night photography is certainly not a "fountain", but in principle the photographed is visible and legible enough, even in motion.
In addition to an excellent camera, I want to note an excellent battery - I play toys for an hour a day, my daughter watches cartoons for two hours, all day I call, take pictures, write SMS, I don’t surf the Internet through my phone, with such a load it keeps two or three without recharging days!
In general, for its price, it is just a wonderful device.
Pros: cool design
Disadvantages: the camera is not very good, it blunts hard
My husband dreamed about this phone, but my lg spirit even works better as it turned out and is not worth it. In general, the design is cool and comfortable, lightweight. And everything else is C grade. The camera shoots in the afternoon.
Firmware for Meizu M5c
Official firmware Android 7.0 Nougat, FLYME [stock ROM file] -
Meizu custom firmware -
Firmware for Meizu M5c you can find in the thread In addition, pre-download the necessary software for flashing
What information do you need to know for flashing?- Brand / Model [desirable] - Meizu / M5c
- Processor - MediaTek MT6737, 1.3 GHz, 4 x Cortex-A53, Mali-T720
- LCD Driver (version)
- Kernel (version) [desirable]
Before flashing and in the process of selecting the firmware, check the basic TX (technical characteristics) through the program
What custom firmwares are there?
- CM - CyanogenMod
- LineageOS
- Paranoid Android
- OmniROM
- Temasek's
- AICP (Android Ice Cold Project)
- RR (Resurrection Remix)
- MK (MoKee)
- FlymeOS
- Bliss
- crDroid
- Illusion ROMS
- Pacman ROM
Problems and disadvantages of a smartphone from Meizu and how to fix them?
- If the M5c does not turn on, for example, you see a white screen, hangs on the splash screen, or the notification indicator only blinks (possibly after charging).
- If it freezes when updating / freezes when it is turned on (needs a flashing, 100%)
- Doesn't charge (usually iron problems)
- Doesn't see the SIM card (SIM card)
- The camera does not work (mostly hardware problems)
- Sensor does not work (depending on the situation)
Hard Reset for Meizu M5c
Instructions on how to Hard Reset Meizu M5c (factory reset). We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the visual guide, which is called on Android. ... 
Reset codes (open the dialer and enter them).
- *2767*3855#
- *#*#7780#*#*
- *#*#7378423#*#*
Hard Reset via Recovery
- Turn off the device-> go to Recovery
- "Wipe data / factory reset"
- "Yes - delete all user data" -> "Reboot System"
How to log into Recovery?
- hold down Vol (-) [volume down], or Vol (+) [volume up] and the power button
- a menu with the Android logo will appear. Everything, you are in Recovery!
Factory reset on Meizu M5c can be done in a very simple way:
- Settings-> Recovery and reset
- Reset settings (at the very bottom)
How to reset your pattern
How to reset the pattern if you have forgotten it and now you cannot unlock your Meizu smartphone. On the M5c model, the key or PIN can be removed in several ways. You can also remove the lock through a factory reset, the lock code will be deleted and disabled.
- Reset graph. blocking -
- Password reset -
1. Always update the device firmware with sufficient battery charge (at least 20%)!
2. It is recommended (not necessary) to update the firmware with the "Clear Data" option marked to avoid software errors during the subsequent operation of the smartphone after the update!
Note: clearing data ("Clear Data") means deleting the current settings, phonebook entries, messages, notes, mail accounts, as well as installed third-party software. This does not affect data such as music, videos, photos and other files stored in the smartphone's memory. Please take care of backing up the necessary information in advance.
BACKUP DATA (BACKUP) can be done from the settings of the MEIZU smartphone. To do this, go to the Smartphone Settings menu, then About phone - Memory - Backup. Press the big button MAKE BACKUP and select the data you need to save. In order to save your backup to a Computer, find the Backup folder in the File Manager of your smartphone, and save its entire contents. More detailed step by step. You can restore the backup in the same Settings section, even on another MEIZU smartphone model!
3. Downgrading the firmware version (rollback to an earlier one) MUST be performed with data clearing ("Clear Data").
4. If ROOT access was obtained on the smartphone before the update, then the "Clear data" option must be checked when updating the firmware. Otherwise, application error messages and other system errors may appear after the update. If you did not open ROOT access on your smartphone, do not consider this point.
5. If, as a result of the firmware update, abnormal program closings and other errors are observed, it is recommended to update the firmware again with the obligatory mark of the "Clear Data" option.
6. If after flashing the device cyclically reboots or messages about errors of individual applications (force close) appear, try flashing the smartphone again or resetting the data (in the flashing window, check the "Clear data" item)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING THE UPDATE
IMPORTANT! IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THE SMARTPHONE, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TURN OFF OR REBOOT THE DEVICE! WAIT FOR THE FULL COMPLETION OF THE UPDATE PROCESS!
Restarting is allowed only after the completion of the smartphone update process, during the first boot of the device, with "OPTIMIZING APPLICATIONS", if the optimization froze in one place for 5 minutes or more.
Check if your smartphone is certified in Russia and if the update is suitable for installation on it by IMEI1 (Settings - About phone):
Messages about the unstable operation of your smartphone with firmware should be left in the BAG REPORTS section of our forum!
Mobile software is constantly changing and improving. Therefore, it makes no sense to work with old versions when you can use the broader functionality of the new software. On the Meizu M5, the firmware changes without much difficulty, it is enough to follow the instructions correctly to do everything efficiently and without errors that will lead to a malfunction.
There are several ways to update your phone to a newer software version.
If you have a question about how to update the firmware on the Meizu M5, then first of all you should try to do it directly using the smartphone itself. It does not imply any complex manipulations, so it is suitable even for inexperienced users.
Download the firmware from the official website
The entire flashing process is always based on a special file that must be downloaded to the device from the developer's official resource: for Mi5 -, for Mi5s -. It offers licensed firmware for certain device models. All that remains is to select a model and start downloading. This can be done both on a smartphone and on a computer, and in the future, simply upload the file to a mobile gadget. Here it is already more convenient for someone. It is worth emphasizing that the new firmware "weighs" a lot.
After the download to the device is completed, you need to find the downloaded update. Usually the file is located in a folder called "Download" or the folder of the browser with which the download was carried out. The default firmware name is update.zip.
To start the entire update process, this file must be placed in the internal memory of the smartphone. To do this, through " Conductor"Select the firmware with a long press, then -" Move", And the final address will be" Inner memory". Now you can proceed to the next step.
We launch the smartphone in Recovery mode
In order not to lose any important information, you should make a backup . The most reliable firmware option is the standard developer menu Recovery mode... When all the backups have been made, all that remains is to start installing the new software. This may take some time. Do not panic if this happens for a long time, because the entire system needs to be updated. After the firmware installation is complete, the phone will launch the desktop in standard mode.
To get into it, first you need to turn off the device, and while turning it on, hold down a certain combination of buttons (for each smartphone it has its own, for Meizu it is the power button + volume button). The developer's menu for installing the update will open. Click on System Upgrade"And, if necessary, to" Clear Data"(Please note that this will delete documents, video games, videos, music and other files you downloaded). Then click on" Start"And run the update installation.
When the flashed desktop has already started, it is recommended to restart the gadget for more stable operation. That's all - you can use and enjoy the brand new system.
Using a computer
In continuation of the answer to the question of how to update the Meizu M5, you can consider another option. It has already been said above that the new firmware is often large in size, so the easiest way is to download it and install it via a laptop or PC.
Download Firmware
The Meizu M5 update can be found without any problems on the manufacturer's official website, focusing on the existing phone model: for Mi5 -, for Mi5s -. A standard computer browser is perfect for downloading, as long as the Internet connection is reliable.
Before starting the entire flashing process, it is highly recommended to back up all data. It will be unpleasant if any difficulties arise during the update and all important files are deleted. You can make a backup through the standard settings of the device.
Connecting the phone in Recovery mode
After the necessary update file has been downloaded, you should connect the gadget to the computer using a USB cable. Now you need to launch the menu Recovery mode... It is in this situation that it will be responsible for the flashing. Turn off the device. To get into the menu, we hold down the key combination that was indicated above (power and volume up).
Checking file name and extension
Before proceeding with the flashing, once again make sure that your installation file is of the correct name and has the correct extension. The original name is update.zip. This is an archive that in no case should be unpacked, renamed or opened at all, so as not to accidentally make changes to it.
Firmware
So, in order to reflash your phone via a PC, you need:
- Connect your phone to your computer in Recovery mode.
- The "Recovery" folder appears on your computer. In it, transfer the installation file to your mobile device.
In the Recovery mod, you can see two functions: the first is responsible for flashing, and the second is for clearing all data. It is recommended to activate both and start the process. Now it remains to wait for the updated flagship to reboot.
It should be noted that for the firmware you need to use only a reliable, or even better, an original USB cable. A bad or interrupted connection can completely damage the operating system of the mobile device.
