ChromeOS laptops feature excellent battery life.
Unfortunately, just like everything man-made, your Chromebook may sometimesfail to work as intended.
Many users complained about a strange red exclamation mark appearing on the battery indicator all of a sudden.
The red exclamation mark indicates thebattery is not charging.
Lets explore what you might do to fix this problem.
Plug in the charger and wait for 30 minutes.
If the red exclamation mark is still there, simply ignore it.
After 30 minutes, cycle your Chromebook, and find out if the problem persists.
Give this workaround a try, and see if it works for you as well.
If it doesnt, this indicates your old battery was faulty.
Replacing your defective battery with a new one should fix the problem.