Long-Press, Click, Recover: iPhone Tricks You'll Actually Use – Mac Geek Gab 1140 episode image

Pilot Pete and Dave open Episode 1140 with a rapid-fire round of quick tips you’ll wish you’d known sooner: long-press the App Store icon to jump straight to Updates, long-press a folder to break down its notifications, push iOS updates to your iPhone through your Mac, and delete apps before they auto-update. You’ll also discover that iPad status bar elements respond to mouse clicks, that not every airline demands a passport scan for TSA Touchless, and where to grab a free customizable QR code generator. Then Javier drops by the Don’t Get Caught segment with a warning: run a beta macOS on your daily driver only with your eyes wide open to what could break.

In the mailbag, you’ll troubleshoot a Notes folder that keeps un-deleting itself, get walked through iCloud Data Recovery, plan a Fastmail migration and a clean EarthLink exit, weigh OneNote and Apple Notes as Evernote alternatives, decode why your copyright date is stuck in the past, and figure out how much life remains in a 2019 MacBook Pro. Angel cues up the question everyone’s asking: what is an MCP server? And Cool Stuff Found delivers right on cue with the new Fastmail MCP Connector, a Keyword Navigation extension for Chromium browsers, and the I Love a Piano app that turns your iPhone into a pocket keyboard.

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1140 for Monday, May 4th, 2026
- May 4th: Star Wars Day (and Dave Brubeck Day)
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Quick Tips
- 00:00:01 WillRun4Fun-QT-Long press on the App Store for Updates
- 00:03:27 Ventmore-Long press on a folder with multiple notifications to see a breakdown
- 00:07:33 Dan DCZDB-QT-Update your iPhone’s iOS via your Mac
  - iOS Version History
  - iMazing
- 00:09:57 JanLandy-QT-Delete apps from your iPhone before they update
- 00:10:58 Ben-QT-You can mouse-click iPad status bar elements
- 00:11:59 Terry-1138-Not every airline requires your passport to be scanned for TSA Touchless
- 00:15:37 Nora-QT-Free Customizable QRCode Generator
Don’t Get Caught
- 00:18:04 Javier-DGC-Run a beta OS on your daily driver with your eyes open to the possibilities of problems
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Your Questions Answered and Tips Shared!
- 00:30:00 Wallace-Notes keeps un-deleting my folder!
- 00:35:45 iCloud Data Recovery
- 00:38:09 Steve-Fastmail Migration and EarthLink Exit Strategy
- 00:51:09 Judy-What non-Evernote options do I have?
  - Microsoft OneNote
  - Apple Notes
- 00:53:57 Todd-Why the Out of Date Copyright Date?
- 00:59:06 Marty-How much life does my 2019 MacBook Pro have left in it?
- 01:08:32 Angel-What is an MCP server/interface?
Cool Stuff Found…and Made!
- 01:11:27 Stephen-CSF-Fastmail MCP Connector
- 01:14:53 Bram-CSM-Keyword Navigation for Chromium Browsers
- 01:18:32 Max-CSM-I Love a Piano iPhone piano
01:22:23 MGG 1140 Outtro
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