Shows battery dead wont charge then works with a full charge then goes back dead again?

my phone shows the battery is dead. It wont charge. Then ever once in a while it will turn on full charge. Does anyone know what is wrong or how to fix this?

In several threads here and other forums, I read some peculiar "solution": put it in a freezer for two hours when switched off, and let it come back on room temperature and switch it on. I know it sounds ridiculous but the poster tried it and insisted he got it working. (I suppose that after taking it out of the freezer, put it in a plastic bag and close this firmly, to avoid condensation).
But I should have it replaced, before the freezing experiment (if you want to try that, there is a humidity sensor in it so Apple can see if there is condensation, I would not do it). It is probably a partly "skinned" connection in the battery electronics part.
Lex

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