Meizu MX4

Description

Meizu MX4 was a device for early adopters, and it is still delivers considerably nice computing power; it runs on a Meizu-customised octa-core MediaTek MT6595 SoC with four ARM Cortex-A17 and four ARM Cortex-A7 cores, with a PowerVR G6200 GPU to handle the graphics, all supported by 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM, it has a 5.36-inch (diagonal) display with a resolution of 1,920 by 1,152 pixels, giving a pixel density of 418ppi.

Features & Usability

Media and communication State: Community maintained

Automated Usability (beta)

Boots and runs well, essential features work correctly. It can be used as a mobile device running Ubuntu Touch OS. Recommended for advanced users.

Actors:
Manual brightness
Notification LED
Torchlight
Vibration

Camera:
Flashlight
Photo
Video
Switching between cameras

Cellular:
Carrier info, signal strength
Data connection
Incoming, outgoing calls
MMS in, out
PIN unlock
SMS in, out
Change audio routings
Voice in calls

Endurance:
24+ hours battery lifetime
7+ days stability

GPU:
Boot into UI
Hardware video playback

Misc:
Anbox patches (deprecated)
AppArmor patches
Battery percentage
Offline charging
Online charging
Recovery image
Reset to factory defaults
RTC time
Shutdown / Reboot

Network:
Bluetooth
Flight mode
Hotspot
WiFi

Sensors:
Automatic brightness
GPS
Proximity
Rotation
Touchscreen

Sound:
Earphones
Loudspeaker
Microphone
Volume control

USB:
MTP access
ADB access

Working

Confirmed, depending on the maintenance

Not Working

If there is a link here, follow it to learn more' '

Partial

Working to some extent but with issues

Global Issue

Issue is not specific to this device

Support with casual testing

Some things are just so important that they need to be tested every day, every week, every month. Just hang around in QA group and try out the stuff that gets flagged. Without your help the developers may sit there for days more, trying to figure out the puzzle.

Join and introduce yourself “Hi, my name is X, and I own Z. How can I help?” that will do fine ;)

Unless you want to step up to become our Test Manager, but that is a whole different story.

Release channels

This device gets updates through these channels, learn more about OTA updates

Ubuntu Release	Channel	Version	Release Date	Description
Xenial	stable	OTA-24	11/21/2022	Stability over newer features (recommended)
Xenial	rc	2022-W47	11/21/2022	Testing before the next stable release
Xenial	devel	2023-02-02	2/1/2023	Daily built development releases
Xenial	edge	2022-11-21	11/21/2022	Here be dragons

Meizu MX4

Specifications

CPU	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A17 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A7)
Chipset	MediaTek MT6595
GPU	PowerVR G6200
Storage	16GB
Memory	2GB
Android Version	4.4.2
Battery	3100 mAh
Display	1152x1920 pixels, 5.36 in
Rear Camera	20.7MP
Front Camera	2.0MP

Meizu MX 4 devices that are sold with Android have a locked bootloader, so those need to be manually unlocked by installing the manufacturers Ubuntu image before switching to UBports’ release of Ubuntu Touch.

Port Resources

How to install Ubuntu Touch OS

You can install Ubuntu Touch on this device using the UBports Installer on your computer.

Make sure your device is unlocked and the required Android version is installed, follow the device-specific instructions below:

If the device is running Android, it needs to be manually unlocked for the Installer to work. This is achieved by first installing a very old version of Canonical's Ubuntu Touch using an OEM tool, which is a manual process. Click the link below to find out more. If the device is already running Ubuntu Touch, you can simply ignore this message.

Linux

snap (try me first)

Debian

deb

AppImage

x86

Windows & Mac

Windows

exe x86

Mac

dmg x64

Failed to install?

The world hasn't come to its end yet. Try our troubleshooting channel on telegram group or try older versions of the installer if the problem keeps occurring. Lastly, you can guide throught the problem with our support team. Good luck!