Getting a HarmonyOS Next phone into cluster control, the install notes say a Windows PC plus a data cable. On the phone, turn on developer mode and USB debugging first. Install the control center on the PC, then tap Enable Automation. Talk about mirroring and scripts after the service status becomes Yes.
Two steps on the phone
- Open Settings → System / About phone and tap Version number repeatedly (on some models it is called Software version) until the phone says you have entered developer mode.
- Go back to Settings → System → Developer options (some models say Developer mode) and turn on USB debugging.
- Connect the computer with a data cable. When the phone shows a dialog, tap Allow / Trust for debugging this computer.
If developer mode or USB debugging is off, or this computer is untrusted, the phone stays out of the control center list.
The control center on the PC
In the product downloader: set the identity to regular user, check HarmonyOS Next for the platform, and check “HarmonyOS Next cluster control and screen mirroring” for the component. Use a plain-English install path. The default example in the docs is D:\EasyClick. If the path contains Chinese characters or spaces, change it to plain English before installing.
Open the install directory, double-click 新中控.exe, register, and sign in. If the control center in the status bar stays red and will not start, the docs say the PC is missing the VC runtime: install the VC libraries from the product downloader, restart the computer, then open the control center again.
After a device appears in the list, select it and tap Enable Automation. On success, Service status is Yes. If it is still anything else, tap Enable Automation again and confirm USB debugging has been allowed.
Authorization comes in two kinds. USB device authorization runs scripts. USB mirroring authorization mirrors the screen and lets you operate the phone by hand. With device authorization and no mirroring authorization, scripts can run and mirroring stays limited.
To see the screen: in the control center tap Cluster mirroring, choose New interface, select the device, and tap Start mirroring.
These install notes name no specific system version number. When something goes wrong, the docs say restart the phone first, then quit and reopen the control center.
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