RAM and disk space info with HDC command

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Question

How can a user obtain RAM and disk space information from a Huawei Smartwatch using HDC commands?

Short Answer

By enabling Developer Options and HDC debugging on the smartwatch, then connecting it to a computer via HDC, users can run commands such as hdc shell cat /proc/meminfo to check RAM and hdc shell df -h to check storage usage.

Applicable Scenarios

• Enable Developer Options on the Smartwatch
  1. Access Settings: On your Huawei smartwatch, swipe down to access the quick settings menu and tap on the Settings icon.
  2. About: Scroll down and tap on About.
  3. Software Information: Tap on Software Information.
  4. Build Number: Continuously tap on the Build Number until you see a message indicating that developer mode has been enabled.
• Ensure hdc tool installed in your computer

• Connect the Smartwatch to the Computer

  1. Enable HDC Debugging in the developer options on your wearable watch.
  2. Activate Debug via Wi-Fi in the developer options. Make a note of the IP address written here.
  3. Type the following command to connect to your smartwatch from the hdc console on your computer:hdc tconn <ip adress>
  4. Confirm the confirmation warning about trusting your computer that appears on your smartwatch.
  5. If you see “Connect OK”, the connection is successful.

• Retrieve RAM Information
  To view the device's RAM information, execute:
  hdc shell cat /proc/meminfo
  

• Retrieve Storage Information
  To check the storage usage, execute:
  hdc shell df -h
  

Written by Mucahid Kincir