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by zozbot234 1591 days ago
> Not allowing the phone to run without a battery will show more clearly that there is an issue with battery connection

This is a non-issue since battery status (or lack thereof) is clearly shown in the UI. A more likely issue is that the battery is commonly relied on to deal with peaks in power draw, beyond what can be supplied via the USB port. This can even be an issue in many laptops.