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.

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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.

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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.