Lost Meizu smartphone: how to find and return the device

In the modern world, it’s difficult to imagine even a day of your existence without a phone. They have become an integral part of our lives and have turned from ordinary dialers into full-fledged media devices, which often store important (and sometimes even confidential) information for users. Therefore, when a device is lost or stolen, many experience real horror. However, there is no need to panic prematurely, since most manufacturers equip smartphones with effective tools for searching for them. And the Chinese company Meizu is no exception in this aspect. Let's look at how to find Meizu's phone if the user has lost it.

Ways to solve the problem

You can search for Meizu’s phone number using tools such as:

• Flyme account;
• Google virtual service;
• third-party search engine program.

The main factor that determines the likelihood of the device being returned to the owner’s hands is the amount of time that has passed since the loss.

If action is not taken promptly, someone could format the phone, change the SIM card, and perform other actions that will make the search much more difficult or impossible.

How to find Meizu via Google

Sometimes, to find a phone if it’s lost, Google’s service can be useful, since FLYME works correctly only on Chinese Android firmware, which a Russian, as a rule, will not have.

Effective use of the service is possible after completing the following steps. First, you need to link your phone to your account. Open the settings, go to the account tab and follow the instructions. Then exit “Account” and look for the “Security” tab. Click on it and open “Device Administrators”. Opposite the “Android remote control” that appears, move the slider up.

If you have lost your phone, then go to the website: https://google.com/android/devicemanager/. Log in to your Google account and select the lost device. The Google service has three options: call the phone, block or clear it. By the way, if you lost your mobile phone in your apartment and can’t find it, and no one can call you to simplify your search, use the service. A call from him will help you find a phone within the house.

Flyme account

Registration

To activate the device search function, you must be registered with Flyme.

If you do not have an account on this service, you are unlikely to be able to find a phone using it.

To register and create your own account, you need to provide a name and email, create a password, and also link a phone number.

Search function

In the Play Market you need to find the Phone Finder (Meizu) application (it can be installed and used for free). To log in, enter your phone number and password. The service will only work when GPS is turned on.

After a few minutes, the application begins to find the exact location of the lost device and shows it on the map.

How to find a phone using Flyme without a smartphone

If you don’t have a smartphone on which you can download Phone Finder, you can also find Meiza using Flyme through your computer. To do this, you will need Google Chrome with the Google Translator plugin, which will greatly simplify your task, because Flyme’s Chinese page (https://www.flyme.cn/) still does not have a Russian version of the menu. This plugin will translate everything into Russian.

To find a phone through the Flyme website, you must provide a username and password.

Then you should open the list of devices and select the one you need to find. You will see the location of your smartphone, and you will also be shown the history of its movements. In addition, you will have access to the function of turning on an alarm on the device.

Search for Meizu via the Flyme cloud service

All Meizu devices run Android OS, but their interaction with users is carried out through the proprietary Flyme shell. This environment is equipped with many useful features, one of which is the search for a lost device.

To use this feature, you will need to link your phone to your Flym account and activate the search tool. This is done as follows:

1. Through Meizu's settings, find the "Account" menu and select Flyme.
2. Complete the initial registration by entering your profile name and login password.
3. Go to the “My Profile” – “Management” tab.
4. Launch the account protection service by dragging the slider to the On position. Then enter the phone number that will be considered the main one for your Meizu.
5. Open the “Phone Finder” section and enable the corresponding tool.

Now, having a Flyme account and linking your Meizu phone to it, you can start searching for your missing mobile phone at any time:

1. Install the Chrome Internet browser on your computer and download the Google Translate plugin for it.
2. Open the website https://cloud.flyme.cn via Chrome. Currently the service is not provided for Russian-speaking users. It is to translate Chinese into Russian that you need the previously downloaded plugin.
3. Log in to the system using your Flyme account.
4. Once in your personal account, select the device you want to find. If it is currently connected to the Internet, you will be able to control it.

5. In the next window, click "Find Phone".

6. Wait some time while the program processes the incoming information. After the system has found the smartphone, its location will be displayed on the map. The accuracy of the determination will depend on whether the GPS module is activated on the missing device.

Using the tools built into the search engine, you can perform the following operations with Meizu:

• Completely delete all personal data and settings on the device (trash icon).
• Lock the gadget screen (button with a lock).
• Send a text message to the lost phone, which will appear on the display on top of all windows (third shortcut from the right).
• Take a photo with the front camera, thereby trying to capture the face of the kidnapper (leftmost button). If the smartphone is in offline mode, the camera will start automatically after connecting Meizu to the Internet.

Google Virtual Service

Unfortunately, Meizu's proprietary search engines effectively perform their function only on Chinese versions of Flyme. So this method may not be suitable for a smartphone with global firmware.

In this case, the Google virtual service can help you. Any type of device running on the Android system can be linked to it. This pairing must be done in the smartphone settings. To do this, you need to go to the “Account” section.

In addition to binding, you must enable the remote control function. To do this, follow these steps:

• Go to settings.
• Click on the "Device Administrators" tab.
• Check the “Remote control” box.
• If these settings have been made, you can find your lost device as follows:
• Go to the Find My Device website.
• Log in to the account that was linked to your smartphone.
• Start your search.

If your device is connected to the Internet, its approximate location will appear on Google Maps. You will also have access to actions such as:

• smartphone blocking;
• data deletion;
• call to the device.

The Find My Device feature not only helps you find your device, but also allows you to see the remaining battery power of your smartphone and the Wi-Fi network it is connected to. This is one of the easiest ways to track your lost Android device.

With the rebrand, Find My Device is now part of Google Play Protect, a suite of services designed to protect your phone from harmful content. Google uses machine learning expertise to scan and verify the apps installed on your phone, and while the app verification feature has been around for quite some time, Google is making the process much more visible to users.

How to find Meizu's phone number: basic methods

There are three key ways to find your lost meizu phone:

• use the FLYME service;
• use additional programs
• use the Google service to search for lost items.

We'll discuss FLYME and Google later. Additional programs are universal software and work on all Android devices, regardless of manufacturer. These include: Phone Finder, Lost Android, SeekDroid, Find My Device (directly from Google), Life360, etc. Using any of them will help you find your missing smartphone. You just need to register with them first, and after your phone is stolen, the location of the device will be displayed in the application on a map.

The peculiarity of all the methods described in the article is that they are only possible when connected to Wi-Fi. There is nothing stopping you from stealing your phone, just turning off the Internet and selling your mobile phone for parts. However, not everyone will think of this, so at least it should be possible to detect a cell phone. Some of the applications have unique features that are not available in other software. For example, FInd My Device from Google allows you to view detailed maps of premises in order to determine the location of your smartphone down to the room or corridor.

Login from computer

Let's say the user already has an account at his disposal. You can log in from your computer through a browser. To do this: Use your mobile phone or computer to register a Meizu fly account. Login from a PC is carried out on the official website - https://login.flyme.cn/

Attention! In Russian, entry is only possible on a smartphone. The company's website is presented exclusively in Chinese or English.

1. Enter your username and password in the appropriate fields.
2. Click on the “Click to verify” button.
3. An interactive window will appear in which you need to move the slider to combine the image and its missing part.
4. Next, when the “Click to verify” message changes to “Verification Succeeded”, click on the “Log In” button.
5. You have successfully logged into your account.

The simplest search options

The most commonplace options for finding a lost phone are calling or sending a message to it. They rarely help. It’s good if the device is found by a good-natured person who agrees to return it to the owner, but often the finder is happy to appropriate the find for himself and use the “new thing.”

The message can be sent both via mobile phone and social media. networks, if notifications about them are enabled on the gadget.

Since the benefits of the methods described above are minimal, next we will look at three effective options that can really help in finding a smartphone. If you have a Flyme or Google account, finding the loss will not be difficult. And even if they turn out to be ineffective, searching by IMEI will be a 100% option. At the same time, only the first two methods depend on the actions of the user himself, but in the last one you will have to rely only on intermediaries. We'll talk more about each of them below.

Ways to find the missing Meizu

There are several ways to return your lost smartphone:

• via Flyme account;
• via Google virtual service;
• using a third-party search engine program.

The success of finding a Meizu phone largely depends on how much time has passed since it went missing. After all, if timely measures are not taken, an attacker will be able to format the device, change the SIM card on it and perform other manipulations, after which it will be difficult or impossible to return the loss.

Remember that you will only be able to find a lost mobile phone using any of the proposed options if the operating system has been previously configured properly. Without this, you can only submit an application to law enforcement agencies and rely on their professionalism.

By IMEI (stolen)

If there are no results after the previous methods, do not be upset, as there is another option. Here the main role is played by IMEI - the individual device identification number. It consists of 15 digits and cannot be changed. The code (IMEI 1 and IMEI 2) is available on stickers on the smartphone itself, its box and instructions.

This is the method that will help you find a stolen smartphone. The only caveat is that the user will not be able to take any action on his own, except for providing this number to law enforcement agencies and waiting for the results.

The process of searching for a gadget is as follows:

1. The user submits a request for the theft of the phone and its documents to law enforcement officers.
2. Police officers submit requests with IMEI data to mobile operators.
3. Operators find out who owns the SIM card inserted into a device with such an IMEI and transmit the information to law enforcement officers.

Thus, if a thief changes the SIM card, he will be quickly found. But otherwise, this method will not give any result.

A recent study found that 70 million users lose their phones every year. Without a SIM card, GPS navigator and access to the Internet, it may seem that life has faded and lost its meaning. However, do not despair, because you can find Meizu’s phone number at any time using several simple methods.

How to find out the IMEI number on a smartphone

The most effective way to find out if a Meizu smartphone is fake is to check your purchase using IMEI. To find out if the code programmed into the phone itself matches the codes on the box and body of the device, you must first find the IMEI. This can be done in two ways:

1. Dial the code *#06# on the keyboard and wait until a message with the number appears;

2. Go to Settings and look at the code in the “About phone” section.

On the box, the code is located on a barcode sticker. There is also a serial number, which we will need a little later.

If the smartphone supports not one SIM card, but two, then the IMEI will be in duplicate. To verify the authenticity of a Meizu smartphone, you only need the first one.

Final testing

If even this data is not enough for peace of mind, you can register your smartphone with Flyme. A non-original device will not be able to pass authorization, since this requires a real version of the Flyme OS operating system. But they never install it on fakes.

Losing a smartphone is by no means a rare occurrence. The first thing the owner of a lost phone feels in such a situation is the loss of himself. Especially when a good and high-quality smartphone such as Meizu is lost. Confusion, the feeling of not knowing how to act correctly in such a situation, leads to the idea that there is no point in looking for a lost phone. First of all, you need to overcome this feeling and take all possible steps to find your smartphone. In this article we will tell you how to find Meizu’s phone and what methods you can try to do this.

If it didn't work out

If all of the above manipulations do not help, then the only sure way out is to contact the Meizu service center. This is much faster than waiting for support on the website, which may not respond due to the company’s workload.

The nearest service centers are always indicated on maps. If there is one in the city, then you need to go there. They will help you recover your password or simply unlock your phone in such a way that this function becomes available.

Vyacheslav

For several years he worked in mobile phone stores of two large operators. I understand tariffs well and see all the pitfalls. I love gadgets, especially Android ones.

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What should I do if my phone requires a password after resetting the settings?

You must enter the password at least 15 times, and then try to reset the settings again using similar steps.

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You can try to make an incoming call from another device, answer it and try to go to settings and perform a feint with the device.

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