To find this, click the status area on the taskbar, then Settings. This will open the Settings window. Under Device, click Battery. A list of websites and apps will show in the new window, along with the percentage of battery consumed.

You should expect no more than five years from the best battery and much less for most. Most batteries will last less than two hours after a couple of years.

Price: $159. Chromebook battery replacement. Includes parts+labor.

If you see a solid blue light, the Chromebook is on. If you see both a solid blue and orange light, it’s charging. If you see no lights, it’s off or is out of battery.

Chromebooks don’t currently feature any low power mode settings. In other words, there is no battery saver option that you can enable to extend your laptop’s battery life. But ChromeOS does trigger a battery alert when your battery reaches a critically low level.

Lithium-ion batteries are most stable between 20-80%. … At 0%, your battery is still not fully discharged—it just doesn’t have enough juice to power the device. But, if you store your Chromebook at 0%, any remaining power will discharge completely and can cause irreparable damage to your battery.

If your Chromebook is crashing or freezing: Turn off your Chromebook, then turn it back on. Close all your apps and browser windows. If a specific tab in your browser causes your Chromebook to crash or freeze, hard refresh the page: Ctrl + Shift + r.

Hard reset your Chromebook Turn off your Chromebook. Press and hold Refresh + tap Power . When your Chromebook starts up, release Refresh .

If your Chromebook is still covered under warranty, it’s always better to send it in for repairs and get it professionally done. If your Chromebook is out of warranty, it’s cheaper to buy a replacement battery and do it yourself compared to sending it in or buying a new one.

Yes, a Chromebook will work just fine without a battery. It is one of the components you can detach (and replace) from your Chromebook’s system board.