Meizu M5s smartphone firmware 

From the point of view of an ordinary , the only way to affect the performance level of an Android device and the ability to perform certain functions is to carry out the firmware procedure, that is, to reinstall the mobile operating system. On Meizu devices, such an operation is quite achievable by their owners themselves, and in the next article we will tell you how to do it in practice in relation to the M5s model.

Regardless of the accuracy of following instructions, the firmware process and related operations are characterized by a potential risk of damage to the mobile device. You start all the processes described in the article of your own free will, carry out the manipulations at your own risk and risk, and in case of unsatisfactory results, you are solely responsible for them!

Important information and preparation

Before proceeding with the procedure to flash Meizu M5s directly, to protect the data from loss and the device from damage, it is necessary to perform certain preparatory operations. Furthermore, it is necessary to determine exactly what the final result of the started procedure is. Therefore, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the information presented below and take the recommended actions before intervention in the device's system software.

Modifications

Like most Meizu devices, the M5 model was produced in various modifications intended for sale in different regions. So, there are three variants of the device and they are characterized by the indices M612Q , M612M y M612H . In this article, we will talk about the third of these modifications - the "international" version of the smartphone, so before you start messing with the device's system software, make sure the copy you have is the M612H . Finding the specified information is possible in two ways:

• Look at the device packaging - the model index is printed on the label located on the bottom of the back of the box:
• Or in the «Configuration» of the device Flyme OS , open the section «About phone» . The required characteristic is indicated in the field "Model" .

Owners of devices with indexes M612M and M612Q should note that the methods for updating these modifications are similar to those applicable for "international" ones, but the files presented during this article and intended for installation on the M612H device should be integrated into Chinese versions of the model without additional manipulations, often risky, is prohibited!

Firmware and

The device manufacturer proposes to use one of the international firmware versions (index "G" ) as a control system for the Meizu M5s M612H system. There are two types of assemblies of these OS: "Stable" (at the time of writing - Flyme 6) and "Beta" (Flyme 7). The best thing to do is the "stable" system software packages intended for installation on the device from the manufacturer's official website by going to the page for the model in question:

the Meizu M5s firmware from the manufacturer's official website

The installation package Flyme 6.3.1.0G : the latest version of the system "stable" published for the device in question at the time of writing, in addition to the official resource, it can be ed from the following link:

Flyme 6.3.1.0G Firmware for Meizu M5s Smartphone (M612H)

Fly OS beta versions for Meizu M5c can be searched in the internet forums and resources of the profile, and the assembly 7.8.8.31G more "new" existing at the time of creation of this material is available for from the link in the description of »Method 3« from phone firmware below.

Since the bootloader (bootloader) of Meizu M5s is locked and there is no way to unlock it, s of the device can only use official assemblies of the mobile operating system. That is, the custom firmware for the model has not been and will not be created, trying to find Android versions newer than those offered by the manufacturer is pointless, and trying to install rogue solutions distributed by dubious resources on the phone is dangerous.

Flyme

Those who plan to take advantage of the manufacturer's M5s ecosystem (for example, the ability to back up data to the Meizu cloud service), as well as activate root rights on the phone, will need a Flyme . If you have an , add it to your phone.

If the Meizu has not yet been created, use the instructions available at the link below and suggest registration in the system.

Read more: a Flyme (Meizu) and enter it on a smartphone

Data backup and recovery

In almost all cases, it is recommended to flash the firmware of the Meizu M5s by erasing its storage of -generated information, so we can talk about the need to create a backup of the important contents of the memory of the device before interfere with your system. software.

See also: Back up information on Android devices before flashing

In the case of the model in question, it is easier and more efficient to use the tools offered by the manufacturer to create a backup of your data. One of the methods available in the Flyme operating system environment to create a backup of important information and then restore it, we will consider it in the next instruction.

Creating a backup

1. Prepare a microSD memory card of sufficient capacity (most of the time 8GB is enough, but 16GB is better) and install it in your smartphone. If there is no drive, you can, but subject to the availability of free space on the device storage, create a backup to the internal memory and then copy the folder with the backup to your computer for storage.
2. Open the configuration of Flyme OS, scroll down the screen to display the settings category Staff , I touched the Memory and backup item in the .
3. Scroll through the options displayed on the screen, find "Copy and restore" and touch this name.
4. In the screen that opens, click "Backup" . Then touch "Select storage location" and then check the box next to the item "SD card" in the window that appears.
5. Set the check boxes to the check boxes that indicate the types of data copied to the backup. Therefore, you can exclude unnecessary information from the backup and consequently reduce its total volume.
6. When you have finished choosing the information to save, touch Start copy . Then wait until the backup procedure is complete and watch the increasing percentage counter on the screen.
7. At the end of the backup operation, click the button "Finalizar" . You can then close the "Settings" and continue device operation.
8. If you did not use a removable drive as a place to save the backup, connect the Meiza M5c to the PC and copy the folder "back" located in its internal memory to be stored on the "big brother" disk.

Recover data from a backup

1. After resetting the configuration, flashing, or simply, if necessary, return the previously existing information in its storage and deleted to the Meiza M5c, install a removable drive with backup on the phone or place the folder with the backup in the internal memory of the mobile device.
2. Open Configuration , click on Storage and backup , select Copy and restore .
3. Touch the copy creation date from which the information will be restored. If you have created multiple backups, select the one you need. In the screen that opens, clear the check boxes next to the designations of the data types that cannot be retrieved.
4. Click the button "Restore" located at the bottom of the screen and then wait while the information contained in the backup is expanded to the device storage.
5. Once the system confirms the successful completion of the information retrieval, click "Finalizar" and then restart the phone.

Ruth's rights

In order to perform a number of serious manipulations with the Meizu M5c system software, as well as to operate a separate specific software on the device, you will need super privileges. In the case of the model, obtaining root rights does not require the use of third-party tools, the privileges are activated using the tools built into the official Android shell, and this is available in most versions of the model's firmware ( in the example below - 6.3.1.0G ).

It should be noted that disabling the root rights obtained according to the instructions below, for example, to return the ability to receive OTA system updates, is only feasible by reinstalling Flyme OS!

1. If this has not been done before, add a Flyme to your smartphone.
2. Open the «Configuration» of your smartphone. From the Settings category of the device, navigate to Fingerprints and security section .
3. In the list of options that is displayed, find the item "Root access" and click on your name.
4. Check the checkbox "To accept" below the information displayed on the screen, and then touch "To accept" .
5. Provide the system with the for the Meise entered on the smartphone. After entering the secret combination of symbols, press «OK» - this will lead to a reboot of the device.
6. When the device has rebooted, open the "Settings" , again follow the route "Fingerprints and security" - "Root access" . Make sure that the procedure to activate super privileges has been completed correctly; in this case, the root rights management manager screen built into the operating system is shown here.

Recovery environment (recovery)

For many procedures that accompany working with the Meizu M5s system software, including hardware reset and firmware installation described below, you will need to call the recovery environment (recovery) functions built into the smartphone. Switching the device to this mode is easy:

1. On the device in a completely off state, press and hold the hardware button, with which in normal operation increases the volume of the sound played by the device, then press "Switched on" .
2. Hold down both keys until you feel the vibration, then release the power button . Stop influencing "Volume +" after the image shown in the following screenshot appears on the M5s screen.
3. To exit recovery and start the phone on Android, tap the button "Cancel" .

Restart device

In some cases, when Meizu M5s, or rather, its software part has stopped performing its functions as expected and indicated above, that is, the device "slows down", "fails", does not even start, etc. ., please return it in due course, the health level can be helped by the reset operation. Clearing the memory of data and returning the phone's operating system settings is carried out in the process of flashing it using most methods, but the procedure can be carried out separately. By the way, perhaps, after following the simple instructions below, reinstalling Flyme OS is unnecessary.

1. Enter smartphone recovery using the method described earlier in the article. Uncheck the checkbox "Update system" and place it next to "Clean data" .
2. To start the operation in question, click "Start" . Next, wait for the cleaning and restart of the smartphone to complete, and then start your operating system: a screen will appear where the selection of the basic system settings begins.
3. Select the system software parameters, restore the data, and then you can evaluate the effect of returning the device to the pre-trouble state.

Meizu M5s Firmware

Direct reinstallation of the operating system on the Meiza M5c can be done in a number of ways, and all, with the possible exception of restoring model instances that have lost the ability to start normally, are implemented quite easily. From the point of view of the result, the choice of the firmware method does not matter much, give preference to the tool available in a given situation and carefully follow the recommendations for its use.

Method 1: update over the air (OTA)

The easiest and safest way to interact with the Meizu M5s system software, like any other Android device, is to receive firmware updates officially offered by the manufacturer via OTA. If, for some reason, the Flyme OS version has not been updated on your phone for a long time, it definitely makes sense to follow the instructions below.

The example also demonstrates the operation update under Flyme OS 5.2.13.1G after of the restoration of "Method 4" of this M5c material to the latest system version released at the time of writing: 6.3.1.0G .

1. Fully charge the battery of the M5c and connect it to the Wi-Fi network. Open the «Configuration» of the device, scroll through your list to the end and enter the section "About of the phone" .
2. In the list of options that is displayed, click "Upgrade system" . Almost immediately, the device will connect to the Meizu server and check the availability of a Flame OS assembly newer than the one currently installed. If it is possible to update the phone system software version, a notification will appear indicating the proposed assembly of the Flame OS and the button "To update" will be available at the bottom of the screen; click on the.
3. Then wait for the of the package containing the updated components of the system software in the memory of the device. The smartphone can be used normally during this process.
4. As soon as the and verification of the new software components is complete, you will receive a corresponding notification. On the update installation tool screen, the button will appear "Restart" ; click on it to confirm that it is ready for installation.
5. Then the installation of the M5c system software takes place automatically - the smartphone will reboot twice and you just need to see the update progress and the progress indicator on the screen.
6. After the operation is completed, Meizu M5c will automatically boot into the already upgraded system. Can go the route "Settings" - "About of the phone" and make sure the new version of Fly OS is installed, and also when opening "Upgrade system" that the version of the installed system is up-to-date.

Method 2: firmware file

The following method to reinstall Flyme OS on Meizu M5s allows you to install almost any official firmware package, for this you just need to put it in the memory of the device. This approach is achievable if the device as a whole is functional, that is, it is loaded on Android and can be used successfully if it is necessary to obtain a certain assembly from the operating system, including one older than the one installed. Among other things, the algorithm of actions proposed below allows you to go from a stable firmware to its Beta version and perform the reverse operation.

To demonstrate the effectiveness of applying the method, we will go down the version system 6.3.1.0G a 6.2.0.0G (the zip file used in the instructions is available for at the link below) and we will perform this procedure with data cleaning.

firmware 6.2.0.0G for Meizu M5s smartphone

1. Check that the battery percentage of the device is greater than 50% and make sure that the M5 is connected to the Internet.
2. the firmware package of the desired version to the phone storage. This can be done directly through the browser installed on the mobile device or by copying a previously ed zip file to the computer in its memory.
3. Launch the app Explore pre-installed on Meizu M5s, go to Local archives , open the folder where the firmware zip file is located.
4. Touch the name of the Flyme OS installation package. The system will automatically determine what exactly the firmware is for the installation offered to you and then its applicability on the device.
5. As a result of a successful package verification, a window will appear notifying you of the need to remove data from the device memory in order to successfully downgrade the operating system version (if you perform an update using the method under consideration, this condition is not necessary). Check the checkbox "Delete data" here and then click "Update now" .
6. On the next screen, confirm that you are ready to carry out the Flyme reinstallation process by tapping at the bottom right "Data reset and firmware rollback" . The smartphone will then reboot and then the automated installation process of the OS assembly you have chosen will begin.
7. After completing all the necessary procedures, Meizu M5S will boot into Android and display the welcome screen of the installed system shell. Since the device was rebooted during the installation process, you will need to define them again.
8. After completing the initial setup, you can proceed to restore the backup data and continue operating the device.

Method 3: recovery

The most universal tool in of multi-state applicability of the Meizu M5c system software and the Flame OS assembly obtained on it as a result of the firmware is the recovery environment built into the device. In other words, in almost any situation, the recovery can be used to update and roll back the version of the device's system software, as well as change the type of its operating system (stable / beta), even if the smartphone does not boot into Android.

For example, using the following instructions, we will install the latest beta version of Flyme OS 7 for the model in question, published at the time of writing, 7.8.8.31G . Link to this package:

Firmware 7.8.8.31G Beta (Flyme OS 7) for Meizu M5s Smartphone

1. the Flay OS installation package to your computer for the version you want to get on the Meise M5c. The filename used below must be strictly update.zip ; check this factor and, if necessary, rename it.
2. The embedded zip file must then be placed in the device memory. When using the considered approach to the firmware procedure, this can be done in several ways:
3. Enter the recovery environment if you have not already done so when copying the file update.zip . On the recovery screen, set the mark "Delete data" Besides of "Update system" it already exists . Prepare for a certain time not to touch the phone and press "Start" .
4. Then wait until the recovery environment has performed all the operations related to the installation of Flyme OS on the device. Never interrupt the process, even if it seems too long!
5. Wait for a screen with a list of languages ​​available for use in the installed system environment, select the main parameters of the Flyme operating system.
6. Once the Android shell appears on the Meizu M5s screen, the device firmware through recovery is considered complete.

Method 4: SP Flash Tool ("spraying")

In a situation where manipulations cannot be performed through the Meizu M5s recovery (the recovery environment does not start), or the firmware does not work by the official method, you can resort to restoring the software part of the device using the universal software for MTK Devices, called SP Flash Tool.

For the smartphone model in question, you must use a specific set of the FlashTool program and a specialized "service" pack of firmware files. 5.2.13.1G . In addition, it may be necessary to install a specialized driver for the M5 "MTK Preloader" .

Step 1: driver installation

1. the file MTK_Driver_M5S.zip from link to continuation and unzip it to a separate folder on PC disk the drivers to flash Meizu M5s smartphone via SP Flash Tool
2. Disable the option to check the digital signature of drivers in Windows. Read more: How to disable driver digital signature verification in Windows
3. Open the driver folder in Windows Explorer, right-click on the name of the driver. cdc-acm.inf fileand in the contextual menu that opens, select the item "Install" .

   Wait until the window appears "Operation completed successfully" that confirm the effectiveness of the driver installation procedure, click "To accept" in her .

4. Open the window "Device " ( "Remote control" ), get ready to see the "COM and LPT ports" section in your window.Read more: How to open Windows Device Manager
5. With Meizu M5s completely off, press the button "Volume -" and, while holding it down, connect the device to the PC's USB port. After 1-2 seconds, release the volume button on the smartphone. The "OF" you must first define the device «MediaTek USB port (COM XX)» , which then changes to "MediaTek PreLoader USB VCOM (Android)" and after a short time it disappears completely.
6. If "Dispatcher" It shows the above as captured in the above screenshots, that is, without any mark, then the driver for the firmware is installed correctly.
7. In a situation where there is something wrong with the components (the device shown in the "Remote control" is marked with a yellow exclamation mark, etc.), use the instructions available at the link below for manual installation of the MTK drivers. In the process of implementing the recommendations, connect the phone as indicated above - with the button "Vol -" pressed, and use cdc-acm.inf from the directory MTK_Driver_M5S obtained previously as the file to be integrated into Windows. Read more: Installing a driver to flash an MTK device through SP Flash Tool

Step 2: prepare files and software

In the path of the location of the files necessary to update the smartphone on the PC disk, the presence of Russian letters and spaces is not allowed. Also, it is advisable to put all the necessary directories in the root of the Windows system partition.

1. the package with the SP Flash Tool assembly suitable for tampering regarding Meizu M5s from the link below, unzip it. SP Flash Tool to flash (restore) the Meizu M5s smartphone
2. the file with images of the device system software "M5S_Flyme_5.2.13.1G_FT.zip" and unzip it to a separate folder the firmware from the service to restore Meizu M5s smartphone via SP Flash Tool

Step 3: flashing procedure

1. Go to the directory that contains the Flashstool program files, run the file flash_tool.exe .
2. Click on "To accept" in the window that appears when you open the tool for the first time with the warning "The scatter file cannot be found" .
3. Click the button "choose" located to the right of the field " agent" In the file selection window that appears, without going anywhere in the SP Flash Tool directory, double-click the component name note2_da.bin .
4. Then click on the button "choose" next to the field "Sparse load file" Follow the path where you unpacked the firmware for the device, select the file MT6753_Android_scatter.txt .
5. Wait while the software verifies the checksums of the files that are expected to make up the mobile operating system components on the phone.
6. NECESSARILY! Clear the check box next to "Preloader"in the area with the names of the memory sections of the device and the paths to the file images written to them.
7. Please that the flashing window matches the one captured in the following screenshot. Click the button "" at the top of the FlashTool window, which will put the program into standby mode to connect a mobile device.
8. Now connect the Meizu M5 turned off to the USB port of your PC. As a result, FlashTool will detect the connected device in a state suitable for tampering, and will start working on rewriting areas of its memory. The operation is accompanied by an increase in the percentage counter in the progress bar located at the bottom of the window.
9. Wait for the completion of all the procedures carried out by the program, in no case interrupting them with any action with the telephone and the PC.
10. When the firmware is complete, FlashTool will display a window « OK» . Now you can close the program and disconnect the device from the PC.
11. While holding down the button "Switched on" on the Meise M5s, turn it on. Next, wait for the OS Flame welcome screen to appear, from which the selection of the main system parameters begins. The first of the mobile operating system after the above manipulations can take a long time!
12. Go through the initial setup of the recovered system software, make sure everything works as it should, and then update the Flaym OS version using one of the methods suggested earlier in this material.

Further. Google services

No matter how the operating system of the phone model considered in this article is reinstalled, at the end of the procedure, its is faced with the absence of the usual Google applications and services. These components need to be installed separately, but fortunately this does not cause any special problems on the Meizu M5s. Follow the instructions available at the following link (we recommend "Method 1: Google Apps Installer" ), after which there will be no profit. for taking advantage of the advantages offered by the "corporation of good" obstacles.

Read more: How to install Google services on a Meizu smartphone About this, our material on the firmware Meizu M5s (M612H) has come to an end. The methods of interaction with the software part of the model proposed in the article allow each of its owners to return the smartphone to operability independently and ensure trouble-free operation even in critical situations when failures and serious problems appear in the Flyme OS operation.