MEIZU may have gotten its start as a maker of crappy knock-off electronics, but lately, the company has been making an impressive push into the mainstream. Take a look at the specs of the flagship MEIZU MX and you can see what I mean: 4" qHD screen, 8MP rear shooter, 1.4GHz dual-core CPU, and all the other usual goodies. The smaller (and 15 month old) M9 packs a punch too, with a 3.5" qHD screen, and 1GHZ CPU - also damn respectable for its time.
Luckily for owners of both devices, the company has released a public Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) ROM that's available for download - something many who own phones from larger, more established companies can't say. While the MX and M9 both shipped with a custom UI, the ICS press release suggests this beta ROM is totally stock.
Owners can hit up the official Meizu Community post for instructions and a download link to get firmware v1037. The upgrade is simple, though they recommend backing up everything to start. From there, it's as simple as dropping the update to the root of the SD card, turning off the phone, and then pressing the power and volume buttons. From there, it automatically updates and reboots.
There are a few known issues - Meizu backup and recovery won't work - and likely a few other kinks to be worked out still (it is beta, after all). But all told, it seems like a pretty solid release. To give it a try (or just read some hilarious auto-translate fails, such as the second post), hit up the source link below.
[Source: Meizu Community]
Full press release: