Meizu Flyme today preheated the privacy and security of FlymeAuto for car owners, claiming to safeguard their privacy and security.
Meizu Flyme stated in a post: Sensitive actions are highlighted throughout the process; sensitive permissions can be traced with a single invocation; application permissions can be easily turned off with a single button. The promotional image shows apps such as Bilibili, Gaode Maps, and Quanmin K Ge, with their location permissions being invoked, accompanied by a close button. In other words, when sensitive permissions are used, users can choose to close them or continue using them, and FlymeAuto returns the decision-making power to the users.
At the same time, it shows that the Meizu 20 Pro phone is connected in the lower-left corner, which is reminiscent of Meizu Technology's preheating of the Meizu 20 series's linkage with the car infotainment system. It is highly likely that these applications directly utilize the computing power of the Meizu 20 Pro and are presented in the car infotainment system. This solves the previously criticized problem of the closed nature of the infotainment system for Lynk & Co. owners. Furthermore, the app flow between the phone and the car infotainment system avoids additional expenses for car owners. For example, the car infotainment version of the Netease Cloud Music app itself cannot enjoy the premium membership service. If you want to play premium music from Netease Cloud Music on the infotainment system, you must subscribe to a higher-level membership.
Considering these aspects, the application flow feature of FlymeAuto is indeed highly anticipated. It expands the usage scenarios based on the existing infotainment system and combines the computing power of the smartphone with the shared data hardware. This combination can provide car owners with a significantly improved experience surpassing similar infotainment systems and has the potential to enhance the entire infotainment market.
Based on previously exposed promotional images, Meizu has a page specifically adapted for smartphones, connecting the infotainment system with the phone. Based on the available information, the secondary screen is named Flyme Link, which signifies the combination of Flyme and Link. Meizu has prioritized the display of frequently used functions, perhaps in preparation for app flow. In the QQ Music interface, Meizu has also made specific display and interaction optimizations for the infotainment system, making the overall layout more user-friendly compared to previous rigid infotainment interactions. FlymeAuto also demonstrates split-screen operation, with music and maps running simultaneously, and the window sizes can be adjusted independently. Based on previously exposed videos, the latency of such operations is very low, showcasing excellent adaptability.
FlymeAuto also features an interesting "Relax Mode," which creates a comfortable and tranquil in-car environment through the coordination of the display screen and ambient lighting. Additionally, when opening and closing doors, fireflies interact with reality, creating a sense of dispersion that, when accompanied by sound effects, offers an immersive experience. Meizu previously claimed to address the persistent Dock bar issue in the infotainment system and hinted at introducing Smart Bar to the infotainment system. However, instead of completely redesigning the Dock bar, Meizu applied an adaptive effect to a small portion on the left side of the Dock bar. FlymeAuto can directly display key information in this area based on the adapted app and usage scenarios, which is a clever approach.
As an extension of Flyme in the infotainment system, FlymeAuto naturally inherits Flyme's core design philosophy of "user-centric." To address users' extensive temporary interaction needs, FlymeAuto brings the small window mode from smartphones to the infotainment system. Car owners can lightweightly open applications without disturbing the current operation and intervene temporarily, reducing the disjointed feeling between application switches.
