Why screen going white for an update

During the two or three updates to ElCaptain once the Mac has rebooted the screen turns white for a while and then the apple logo appears and the update happens fairly well after that. However, during the white screen, it is unclear whether the computer has crashed, hung or what. I think it would be nice to have a message as the download, installation, or whatever place right there, so we don't have to panic something went wrong!

It is part of the start-up procedure and the installation process, it may be for a number of different reasons, but in almost all cases it is the normal operation of the computer.

You can suggest Apple using this link, they provide clarification on the screen during the boot process.

Apple.com/Feedback

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