Late last month, Meizu announced the recruitment for Android 10 Closed Beta testers for 10 smartphones. The first build was said to roll out starting July 21. As today is the day, the company has seeded out the update to four devices initially. The remaining six will be getting the update by the end of this month.

Meizu smartphones run Flyme, an Android skin similar to the likes of MIUI, ColorOS, and others. The company announced its latest iteration called Flyme 8.1 alongside Meizu 17/17 Pro. The stable update was rolled out to all the eligible handsets by the end of May itself.

However, unlike the Meizu 17 series, which launched with Flyme 8.1 based on Android 10, the update seeded out to older devices was Android Pie-based. Hence, last month, the company started recruiting closed beta testers for Android 10.

Currently, Flyme 8.1 Android 10 Closed Beta build is available for the following four handsets.

• Meizu 16th
• Meizu 16th Plus
• Meizu 16s
• Meizu 16s Pro

The remaining six phones listed-below will be receiving the update by the end of July.

• Meizu 16T
• Meizu 16X
• Meizu 16Xs
• Meizu Note 8
• Meizu Note 9
• Meizu X8

It is not sure when Android 10 will be available for the above-mentioned Meizu smartphones running Flyme Global build.

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In the last week of May, Meizu released Flyme 8.1 stable update for all the eligible devices. However, the update was not based on the latest stable version of Android. But now, the brand has finally announced Android  10 closed beta recruitment for all those 10 devices that received the latest version of Flyme recently.

The Android 10 update for older Meizu smartphones will be first available to closed beta testers starting July 21. To participate, users will have to register themselves in the system update app. 

Interested users must have Flyme 8.1. 0.0A Stable or Flyme 8.20.6.16 Beta installed on their handset. Users who are already enrolled in the beta program need not register again.

Having said that, here are all the 10 Meizu smartphones that will be updated to Android 10.

• Meizu 16s Pro
• Meizu 16s
• Meizu 16th Plus
• Meizu 16th
• Meizu 16T
• Meizu 16Xs
• Meizu 16X
• Meizu Note 9
• Meizu Note 8
• Meizu X8

Anyway, just like the Flyme 8.1 update, we are not sure when Android 10 update will be made available for Meizu devices running the global version of Flyme.

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At the Meizu 17 series launch, the company also unveiled Flyme 8.1, the latest version of its mobile software. Now, only after three weeks from the announcement, the brand has released a stable build for all the supported / eligible devices.

The Flyme 8.1 is an incremental update to Flyme 8 released last year. The base Android OS has been now upgraded to Android 10 from Android Pie remains the same as before on all the devices but they get most of the new features introduced with the launch of Meizu 17 series.

One of the notable new features is OneMind 4.0 AI Engine, which the brand claims to be 30% better than its forerunner OneMind 3.5. The new version of Flyme also brings small window mode 2.1 similar to newly introduced floating windows in MIUI 12.

Other features of Flyme 8.1 by Meizu include 300 deep Android customization improvements and optimizations, improved Aicy voice assistant, new live wallpapers as well as in-display fingerprint sensor animations, and more.

As mentioned in the beginning, Flyme 8.1 stable update is live for all the 10 eligible devices and they are as listed below.

• Meizu 16T
• Meizu 16S Pro
• Meizu 16S
• Meizu 16th
• Meizu 16th Plus
• Meizu 16Xs
• Meizu Note 9
• Meizu X8
• Meizu Note 8
• Meizu 16X

Anyway, the update is currently limited to China and Meizu is yet to announce the rollout of Flyme 8.1 global stable builds.

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Meizu officially launched the Meizu 17 series and a number of accessories in China. At the same event, the brand also unveiled Flyme 8.1 based on Android 10. The updated OS comes pre-installed on the newly announced handsets. Additionally, it will be available for 10 of the company’s older devices.

The new Flyme 8.1 is an incremental update to Flyme 8 released last year. The underlying system is now updated to Android 10 from Android 9.0 Pie.

The new version integrates over 300 deep Android customization improvements and optimizations according to the company. It also brings enhanced Aicy voice assistant as well as better AI and gaming performance.

Flyme 8.1 brings a new OneMind 4.0 AI Engine, which is 30% better than its predecessor OneMind 3.5. The new software also adds small window mode 2.1 with improvements. As teased earlier by the company, the latest version of its mobile software also adopts native Android 10 Dark Mode.

As far as support is concerned, Meizu’s new flagships smartphones, Meizu 17 and Meizu 17 Pro will ship with Flyme 8.1 out of the box. Further, it will be available as an OTA update for the following 10 devices.

• Meizu 16T
• Meizu 16S Pro
• Meizu 16S
• Meizu 16th
• Meizu 16th Plus
• Meizu 16Xs
• Meizu Note 9
• Meizu X8
• Meizu Note 8
• Meizu 16X

An exact release schedule hasn’t been announced, but interested Meizu users in China can register for the initial release starting today till May 15.

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Meizu 17 series will be debuting on May 8 as flagship phones of the brand. The Meizu 17 and Meizu 17 Pro duo will be the first 5G smartphones from the company. According to the latest teaser by the brand on Weibo, they will be also the first devices from the manufacturer to run Android 10 with Flyme 8.1 skin on top of it.

Meizu is popular for its design among geeks worldwide. Similarly, it is known for Flyme Android Skin in its home country China. Sadly, the current latest version of the software called Flyme 8 is still based on Android Pie.

Finally, that will be changing with the introduction of Android 10-baed Flyme 8.1 on Meizu 17 series. Unfortunately, the teaser shared by the company does not reveal anything about the new version of its mobile software.

However, we do know that the latest software will be adopting the native Android 10 dark mode. For the unaware, dark mode on Meizu smartphones is known as Night Mode and its present since Flyme 7.

With the release of Flyme 8, the Night Mode was updated to version 2.0 with new features and improvements. Now, once again with Flyme 8.1, it is expected to get a facelift utilizing stock option offered by Google.

Anyway, we will know more about Flyme 8.1 at the launch event of Meizu 17 series. The brand might even announce the list of eligible devices for the update.

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