Can a bad battery do the following...?

May 29, 2014
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Alright for a short story I have a Galaxy Nexus and it hates me, let me explain.

When I plug it in with a USB, wall or computer it does not show it's charging. I take the battery out and tried plugging it in, still no screen activity. I plug the battery into one of these for a few hours and put it into my phone aaaaand nothing.

So my question is, is my battery bad or is my phone bad?

Also, is it possible i shorted my battery and it's just unusable and causes all of this? Or is my phone shorted?