It sounds like a good idea until you remember that USB provides 5V and the battery contacts are designed for a Li-ion battery and its management circuitry.

Wiring USB directly to the battery contacts would basically be like noticing your car runs on petrol and pouring it directly into the engine instead of the fuel tank. The general concept of “engine needs fuel” is technically correct. The implementation leaves something to be desired.

The USB port and the phone’s power-management circuitry exist for a reason, and bypassing them could damage the phone or make it behave in exciting new ways.

A properly regulated dummy battery, however, might actually work. Unfortunately, that means I now have another terrible idea to investigate.

Great idea! Just can’t promise I get everything setup any time soon lol. But I will try for sure.

Lol, indeed. The music is stored on the Motorola, and it’s being served by the Motorola.
And thanks for the compliment about my music! The mix is shit, but on the other hand, it was made by my own two hands — no AI involved.

Your contribution is noted and landed you a new position at Pettyl Industries!

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Just like all mushrooms are edible once…

Yeah, for 40 bucks I get a phone with good specs and a free pillow!

Maybe not an identical one, but I did find an interesting Note 9 for around $40…

I guess this is foreshadowing…

Now we’re speaking the same language!

Thank you for the kind words 🎩

Nah, an actual UPS with 7kg batteries is way cooler.

But I really appreciate the feedback!

This is obviously ridiculous.

So I’ll do it.

Update! Apparently removing the battery also removes half the CPU lol.

I’ll keep you posted!

Yeah, what he said. I was just about to say the exact same thing…

well ACKSHUALLY 🤓☝️

Unfortunately Pettyl is stupid enough to need the battery to boot, but smart enough to forget about it immediately afterwards.

I don’t make the rules, I just host WordPress on an 8-year-old Motorola.

Aye aye, captain🫡

Hahaha, thank you for defending me! 😄

Just to clarify though, the “they said it couldn’t be done” part was mostly me being ironic and unnecessarily dramatic for the post lol. The comments on this whole project have actually been overwhelmingly positive and helpful.

People here are the reason I even tried some of this stuff in the first place.

But I genuinely appreciate you having my back. And the S5 being able to cold boot without a battery is really interesting — Pettyl unfortunately needs its battery as a starter motor. 😂

Thanks for the feedback, and here you go good sir/ma’am https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k5-max-qmk-via-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboard?srsltid=AU7gw4XsUXbieW4cd0-lIERBSAdRfM_pJW1shhPZcZvnqphCN8O7JPSf

update: Now you can leave your thoughts on the website, as @autriyo@feddit.org suggested, and I loved the idea so much I had to implement it immediately.

Note: No personal information is required. Visitor statistics use an anonymous browser identifier, and the guestbook only stores what you choose to submit.

I know, as I said I’m working on it, but thank you for your concern.

For now, it’s just sitting on a charger, until I find a solution on how to bypass the battery. The great thing about the Motorola E5 Play is that it has removable battery, so I just need to figure out how to turn it on without the battery inside.