Solved Phone thinks battery is dead when it isn't, shuts down at most activities

[Bratster2]

As for disposing of li-po Batts,see if you have a batteries plus store around you.

They have accepted every battery I have brought in to recycle.

Including one li-po that was puffed to almost twice it's size,
and 50+ SLAs that were cracked and leaking.

 

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I'd like to bring this thread up again just in case someone googles the same issue and finds it:

Today I received a new, compatible battery I had bought off of eBay, and guess what: everything seems to be working fine again!

So, thank you very, very much for your help. I guess this can be marked as solved. Off to dispose of the old battery!