On the morning of November 11th, Meizu announced the design concept of Alive Design for FlymeAuto car system on its official Flyme Weibo account. It not only continues Flyme’s design philosophy on mobile phone systems, but also brings three core features – Smart Bar, small window mode, and festival desktop, which make users feel like they are using a mobile phone system and reduce the learning curve on the large screen of the car system.
According to the official statement, the Alive Design design philosophy is intended to imbue “life” into functionality, visual effects, and interactions. Now, this core philosophy, originating from mobile phone systems, has been perfectly reproduced in FlymeAuto and further evolved for in-car scenarios to make Smart Bar, small window mode, and festival desktop more beautiful, efficient, and user-friendly.
In terms of the three core features, the new Smart Bar adds dynamic adaptive interaction based on the traditional dock, which can intelligently match different scene requirements, provide intuitive presentation of key information, and not cover the main screen.
The small window mode, which was once widely praised on Meizu phones, solves many “temporary” interaction needs with lightweight opening, temporary intervention, and flexible switching. By adopting a more efficient on-screen multitasking presentation scheme, the frequency of repeatedly switching applications is reduced. As a Meizu phone user, I have a deep understanding of this.
The festival desktop function is not just a dynamic wallpaper, but also a full 3D rendering scene desktop that updates in real time according to current festivals. Combined with special festival interactive Easter eggs, it brings a more immersive festive atmosphere.# Meizu’s FlymeAuto Car System: the Extension of Flyme on Intelligent Cockpits
Meizu’s FlymeAuto car system claims to be an extension of Flyme on intelligent cockpits. Meizu officials said that FlymeAuto will continue the Alive Design concept, become your partner, perceive and understand your needs, establish interconnection and intercommunication between people, people and things, and things and things, and finally achieve a multi-terminal, full-scenario, immersive fusion experience.
At the same time, Meizu hopes to endow FlymeAuto with a unique sense of flexibility and vitality that is different from traditional car systems, making it more concise, more efficient, and more intelligent. They hope that it can bring unprecedented intelligent travel experience for Meizu fans and more intelligent car users in the near future.
Final Thoughts
I have used three Meizu phones as my main phones for about 5 years in total, and I still carry Meizu 16s with me as a spare phone today. As a senior Meizu fan, the downfall of Meizu’s smartphone has always made me sigh. Meizu used to dare to use symmetrical design when all Android manufacturers blindly copied the notch screen, and firmly said “no” to the notch screen. Moreover, the simple and easy-to-use Flyme system is also the reason why I have always insisted on using Meizu phones.
However, with Huang Zhang no longer participating in the company’s specific operations, Meizu’s original persistence in mobile phones has been lost, and more and more Meizu fans have turned to other brands. Nevertheless, regardless of how poor the phone hardware is, Flyme’s design aesthetic is always on point, and this is all thanks to the efforts of Yang Yan, who was once in charge of Flyme.
Since Meizu was acquired by the Geely-owned Hubei Xingji Era in 2020, I have been looking forward to Meizu integrating the design concept of Flyme into the car system and saving the chaotic car system of Kr. It seems that this day is getting closer and closer.
Although they have not even released a test demo yet, I believe that with Meizu’s accumulated experience in Flyme, as long as they conduct careful research and development, the final outcome will surpass most of the car systems on the market.
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