Edited by Nov4eK at 2016-07-17 20:12

Hello to everyone)
As for me, I prefer pure Android, because it's smooth,  fast, stable. For now Android Nougat has many features, and some of them were introduced in Android 5.0-6.0. Also I like CyanogenMOD. This fork of Android gives a really big field for customization. And it can also be installed on out-of-date phones. LG Optimus UI is also good. I have tried it on LG G2. It's has a lot of features, like the Samsung TouchWiz, but it's not lagging at all :D

What about Flyme (I haven't finished yet the composing of this post, please wait)I find Flyme a good looking Android skin. It has no third-party bloatware installed. It contains only useful system applications. But there is also a con. Flyme has a few standard system widgets. For example, no shortcuts for contacts, no power control widget(Where I can turn off/on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Sync and Brightness). And no Weather widget for Global firmwares. From the other side it's good, because user can install a third-party widgets, which he prefers.

I think, that Flyme fits best to Meizu's devices. It's the combination of hardware an software. Although, I would like to see the Flyme 5 for Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P, as custom ROMs. The most impressive feature for me of my MX4 (And all Meizu's) is the gesture-to-wake-up. If you are using it, you can understand me) Also I can't not to mention the Toolbox. 6-apps-in-a-single-app. It lacked on Flyme 4.5. Also Flyme has a lot of small, but great features, which you can find in "Flyme Tips" on this forum. One of them is a SmartTouch.

But, Flyme is not ideal, it's not even close to ideal. I'm fully agreed with Leo.uy. You shouldn't change the core of Android, when it comes about features of stock Android. For example, you can't set a pattern password on Flyme, you can't use Smart Lock, because it's absent on Flyme, you can't use full potential of Android Wear. Also the standart stock Android function for encryption of all data on phone is also absent, so I don't know, how Android for Work will work on Meizu with Flyme. Some accessibility features are also missing in Flyme (Color correction function for people, who suffers color blindness). What about Flyme 4.5. It was nothing than a frankenstein. It was built on Android Lollipop, but there was no float notifications, no lockscreen notifications, no apps' tabs in the Recent apps menu (A feature introduced in Android Lolliopo, where a single app can show different tabs. For example, it useful for browsers). So that why I have liked a Flyme 5, when I saw it. Because Flyme 5 became far more closer to stock Android (But it remained Flyme, and not transformed to pure Android) and that means, that it became more compatible with apps, which global users are using. But I see, that Meizu Pro 6 on Android 6.0 does not have Doze and Google Now on Tap.
So, it isn't good, as it can be.

My suggestion is, that Flyme should contain all pure Android functions, have the Flyme interface and it's extra features. But no modifications for key system functions. Otherwise it will create more unwanted bugs and compability issues.  

What are u kidding if that would happen flyme would soon take on miui in development , a very good news for developers and porters
FLYME ROCKS

Big Thanks for making flyme open

which features in Optimus UI  & TouchWiz do you like the most?

For me I like Flyme also LG with Optimus UI and Samsung has TouchWiz have many features which will not Flyme OS.

I don't really mind of Flyme custom layer.... (or any other... except of course... Touch wiz... it sucks.. really) BUT, i don't mind if the rom has at LEAST the same features as stock... why i CANT print?... why i CANT use all features of my android wear?, google play services constant sync, gps battery drain.. etc etc etc...
So, my point is... i think a layer like flyme has great ideas... security center is one on them, but making a layer on Android to eliminate features, compatibilities, add new bugs in a working rom... it's not good for the customer... If meizu... or any other company worry about the customer experience... should consider this, make stock android experience better... not worse.
Sorry if i hurt some feelings... its just a point of view :)

We agree & for that reason we will soon open flyme for developers so that they can build custom ROMs

flyme is getting so popular that these days many devs and porters started porting flyme rather than other OS for many non meizu based devices.

One of my favourite is Flyme but very next is CyanogenMod - Due to it's great extent of customization.

Edited by javak810i at 2016-05-27 17:41
Well, I'm not quite sure what you mean but I think it's up to every manufacturer to decide if they want to use pure Android or if they want to to build their own customized UI on top of it.

Sadly most of the brands choose not to use pure Android, because they wanna stand out and be different. At least there are the Nexus devices. Unfortunately I don't like much the new 6P and 5X hardware-wise so I decided not to buy them.
I still have my old Nexus 5 running on latest build of Android M and eventhough the HW is quite inferior (old Snapdragon 801), the UI is much faster and smoother. Even sometimes in apps it's more fluid (for example in Facebook app when you want to choose on of the new 6 reaction-emoticons, the popup is absolutely smooth on Nexus 5 but on my MX5 it has low FPS and stutters).

Also the notifications are miles better, tinted status bar works with every app, default apps and app links work as they should and the volume control is far superior. And last but not least, there are no issues with language transation missing or being incorrect

Which stock android was so perfect that taking it as it is & flashing into any devices would be so easy & hardware supported it well. :( We don't live in a perfect world..neither does google's android :)