[Q] Is it possible to use the nexus 4 without battery? topic

I have a nexus 4 here that I will be replacing the battery soon. And I wanted to make sure that the touch worked before I buy one. It has cracks along the top of the screen but the lcd isn't broken. When I have the battery in I can't do anything with my Nexus because it is bad. But when I take the battery out and hold the volume down while inserting the charger. I am able to get into the bootloader, followed by selecting start. I will see the Google logo for a second or 2 like it is going to boot and it will shut off. Any suggestions?

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