Sébastien Page

Sebastien is the Founder and Editor in Chief of iDB. Once a BlackBerry user, Sebastien instantly fell in love with the iPhone when it was first announced in 2007. Shortly after, he decided to start sharing his knowledge of the iPhone and its nascent ecosystem, which led to the creation of this blog. Sebastien currently owns 14 iPhones, 4 iPads, a MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, a MacBook Air, 2 Apple Watches, 3 Apple TVs, countless HomePods and AirTags as well as a few pairs of AirPods.

iOS 5 to Include Even Deeper Twitter Integration, Letting You Tweet From Anywhere?

Sébastien Page ∙ June 22, 2011

We already know that iOS 5 will bring deep Twitter integration to iDevices. So far, we've confirmed that iOS 5 will let you tweet pictures from the Photos app, your location from the Maps app, and a link from Safari or the YouTube application.

One thing we know it's not doing at the moment is letting you send a tweet from anywhere, without attaching an image, your location, or a link. Well folks, it seems that Apple is working on a way to integrate Twitter even more with iOS, by letting you tweet from anywhere...

New in iOS 5: Weekly View in Calendar App

Sébastien Page ∙ June 21, 2011

And we continue our exploration of new features in iOS 5. Today, we look at the calendar application, which got a pretty handy new feature that gives you a weekly view when in landscape mode.

Whether you're looking at your calendar in List, Day, or Month mode, you can simply rotate the orientation horizontally and you will get a weekly view of your calendar. From there, you can scroll left or right to go to past or future days...

Now – The New iPad TV Ad

Sébastien Page ∙ June 18, 2011

A new iPad ad is currently hitting your TV set, showing how the iPad is changing the way we do just about everything, from watching a newspaper, to touching the stars.

As usual, you can't watch this commercial without thinking "I want one of those damn iPads." I know, because I own 2 iPads and every time I see one of these commercials, I feel the rush to drive to the nearby Apple Store and spend $500...

Google Web App for iOS Gets Better

Sébastien Page ∙ June 17, 2011

I have such a conflicting relationship with Google. On one hand, I despise the search giant for being what I believe to be the most evil company in Silicon Valley. On the other hand, I love their idea that the web should be accessable via the browser, not through an application like Apple believes.

This being said, Google updated the way their mobile website looks on iOS devices. If you go to m.google.com from your iPhone, you will now be presented with a landing page similar to the one above. You can obviously search like you normally do, but you can also easily search for restaurants, coffee shops, bars, and more near places you. I gave it a quick try and I have to admit that it is absolutely brilliant...

List of Jailbreak Tweaks Compatible with iOS 5

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 25, 2017

If you got your hands on iOS 5 beta 1 and decided to give it the jailbreak treatment via RedSn0w, you have probably noticed that a bunch of your favorite jailbreak apps and tweaks are not functioning properly, if at all.

A lot of those jailbreak apps haven't been updated yet to work properly on iOS 5. So if your favorite tweak is broken, don't worry, the developer will most likely fix it soon. In the meantime, the jailbreak community came up with a handy list of jailbreak apps and tweaks that are compatible with iOS 5...

FlashLock Activates Your iPhone 4 Flash From the Lockscreen

Sébastien Page ∙ June 17, 2011

I know what you're thinking: "we don't need one more of these flashlight applications." Even though Cydia and the App Store are flooded with Flashlight apps, I have a very special interest in FlashLock because it was my idea and I worked with developer Filippo Bigarella to bring it to life.

Up until today, my flashlight app of choice was SpringFlash, but it never really did what I wanted. So, I asked one of my favorite tweak devs if he could make my dream flashlight app come true. And he did...

Your iPad as a Hat? Yeah, Sure

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

If you ask a parent, they might call it intuitive. If you ask a musician, they might call it inspiring. To a doctor, it’s groundbreaking. To a CEO, it’s powerful. To a teacher, it’s the future. If you ask a child, she might call it magic. And if you asked a British Lady, she’d say it’s just a hat.

This woman wearing an iPad as a hat was spottted at the annual Royal Ascot, a five-day racing event that has highlighted both British fashion and horseracing since it was first created in the 1700th...

Google Sync for iOS Gets an Update

Sébastien Page ∙ June 15, 2011

For those of you who are not familiar with Google Sync, it allows you keep your mails, calendars, and contact synced with your Google account. By using Google Sync, you never have to worry about backing up or accidentally losing your data, because it's always synced with Google.

Today, the Google Mobile blog announces an update to their underrated service, giving iOS users three new features...

iPad 2 Jailbreak is “Almost Ready?”

Sébastien Page ∙ June 17, 2011

Last week we broke the news about a teaser Comex had released on the JailbreakMe website, which consisted in a cryptic image suggesting that he might have found a new exploit. At the time, we speculated that it could be related to an iPad 2 jailbreak.

It looks like whatever Comex is working on - and we do believe it's an iPad 2 jailbreak - is "almost ready"...

10 Passcodes You Should NOT Use on Your iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated September 17, 2017

Daniel Amitay, the developer of the Big Brother Camera Security app, ran an interesting survey of his application's users. He added some code to anonymously record passcodes of iPhone owners who use his application.

With this little test, Amitay was able to record 204,508 passcodes from as many devices, giving him the opportunity to find out what the most used passcodes are. If you are using any of these passcodes, you might want to change this right away in order to increase the safety of the information on your device...

iOS 5 Provides Free Tethering to Verizon iPhone Users

Sébastien Page ∙ June 14, 2011

Here is a new iOS 5 feature that hasn't been documented yet, most likely because it's probably a bug that will be taken care of in the next beta release. If you own a Verizon iPhone (aka CDMA version of the iPhone) and you go to Settings > General > Network > Internet Tethering, and turn the toggle ON, you will be able to tether your device for free, turning it into a Wi-Fi hotspot at no charge.

I don't have a Verizon iPhone so I couldn't verify this myself but I asked several people on Twitter and they were all able to turn tethering ON, without having to pay anything to Verizon...

14 Reasons the Editor in Chief of PC Mag Should Never Write About Apple

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated February 24, 2017

We told you there is a rumor going around that Apple might start selling factory unlocked iPhones in the US, starting this Wednesday. The rumor was started by @ChronicWire, a "side account" of fame jailbreak developer Chronic.

Today, PC Mag Editor in Chief Lance Ulanoff wrote a piece titled "Unlock iPhones: Why Apple Won't Do It" where he explains his point of view on the rumor. And boy his point of view is screwed. Let's dissect it and analyze...