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.

We’re giving away 200 App.net invites

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 24, 2017

App.net recently started offering free, invite-only accounts to those who were not completely sold on the idea and wanted to try the service before financially committing. In order to get one of those freemium accounts, you must be invited by a paid user. Once you are, you get access to all the goodies ADN has to offer, but in a limited version (ie. you only have 5o0 MB of file storage vs 10 GB for paid users).

The fine folks at App.net recently reached out to us to see if we'd be interested in giving away 200 invites to their freemium service. We thought it'd be a good idea to introduce some iDB readers to ADN, so here we are, offering 200 invitations to those of you who haven't had a chance to try this service yet...

Match-Up! and enter to win an Apple TV

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 22, 2018

It's been a while since we ran a nice giveaway for our awesome readers, so when the folks at Big Fish Games got in touch with us and said they wanted to run a contest on iDB, we jumped on the occasion.

Today, we team up with Big Fish Games to give away an Apple TV to one lucky winner. The best part is, you must have fun to enter to win. Read on for the details...

The iDownloadBlog top news stories of the week – April 21, 2013 edition

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 24, 2017

Like every Sunday, we bring you the stories that were the most popular on iDB during this past week. Whether it is a news piece, an editorial, a tutorial, a new jailbreak tweak, or an accessory review, we sum it all up in one convenient place.

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Would you like it if Cydia looked like this? Atom: a beautiful upcoming Lock screen launcher JellyLock is an Android inspired Lock screen launcher for iOS Grabby is a new customizable camera grabber tweak Live Battery Indicator merges battery percentage with a circular icon FlatIcons: a beautiful two dimensional theme for iOS sn0wbreeze v2.9.14 released And just like that, Chat Heads are a reality on iOS Check out this new “iPhone 6″ concept video Yahoo’s new Weather iOS app looks terrific Facebook 6.0 arrives with Chat Heads, new iPad UI, revamped News Feed, stickers

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The iDownloadBlog top news stories of the week – April 14, 2013 edition

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 24, 2017

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Cydia introduces new TSS Center, Saurik explains what happened to iOS 6 TSS data Messages: a compromise between biteSMS and the stock Messages app Velox: an upcoming tweak that lets you interact with app icons to check notifications and more How to add a Velox style music widget to your iPhone right now Here’s how Velox will interface with the Mail app How to perfectly mesh your Auxo installation with ayecon Badger beta updated with support for all apps and more App Store app works with jailbreak theme to create custom Lock screens Should Apple rethink its naming conventions for the iPhone? Watch the evad3rs’ Q&A session from HITB 2013 Slides from the evad3rs’ Hack In The Box 2013 presentation now available for download The next iPhone’s killer feature? Fingerprint scanning Technical challenges delaying iPhone 5S, budget iPhone, iPad mini 2? T-Mobile iPhone carrier bundle is now available for download Turn ordinary photos into extraordinary iPhoneography with textures

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iOS 7 toggles concept

Sébastien Page ∙ April 9, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl2sNVED7bg

The idea is somewhat similar to Velox, which I still prefer over this concept. At this point, it's clear that iOS 7 needs an easy way to access toggles. Will Apple make it happen? That's the question.

What do you think?

The iDownloadBlog top news stories of the week – April 7, 2013 edition

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 24, 2017

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Pod2g confirms evad3rs are not working on 6.1.3 jailbreak iOS 7 rumored to be running behind due to major UI refresh New iOS 7 concept shows off quick reply, widgets and other features Customize your Lock screen with widgets and more with LockHTML 2 ‘TouchPal’ is a free Swype inspired jailbreak tweak LS Climacons, a tranquil theme for your Lock screen WeatherIcon comes alive for iOS 6 LockLauncher 2.0 is out with support for iOS 6 and iPhone 5 I just tested out a very early version of Badger Apple rep says Steve Jobs helped design next two iPhones Preview BlackBerry 10 on your iPhone now Turn ordinary photos into extraordinary iPhoneography with textures

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Happy birthday, iPad

Sébastien Page ∙ April 3, 2013

The first iPad was officially launched in the US on April 3rd, 2010, changing mobile computing forever.

Three years ago today, I was somewhere between Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, on a trip around the world with my wife. As an Apple fanatic, I was really bummed I wasn't able to be in the US for the launch of the iPad, Apple's tablet which was just about to create a brand new market of its own.

I had to wait until June to finally get my hands on the iPad. I remember flying from Australia to Los Angeles, getting off the plane, having a friend drive me to the nearest Apple Store, buying an iPad, and going back to the airport to take a flight to Paris. Yes, I came back to the US for about 3 hours just so I could finally get the long awaited iPad...

The iDownloadBlog top news stories of the week – March 31, 2013 edition

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 24, 2017

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P0sixninja says he’s discovered exploits for next jailbreak Popular jailbreak backup tool iBye updated for iOS 6 Spice up your device’s unlock animation with LiveWire Change up the look of your icon badges with Badge Customizer Quickly enable the Passcode on your device with TapTapPass Wake up to the date, temperature and more with Wake Info T-Mobile finally lands the iPhone: available April 12, $99 upfront What you need to know about Apple’s tweaked A1428 iPhone 5 Comparison of iPhone ownership cost on AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile Jailbreak hack lets you enjoy T-Mobile LTE speeds on your iPhone 5 webOS-inspired iOS 7 multitasking concept Sentry’s new App Switching concept makes it easier to move between apps If Samsung made an iWatch…

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The iDownloadBlog top news stories of the week – March 24 edition

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 24, 2017

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Let’s Talk Jailbreak – 02: Pacifiers are evil iOS 6.1.3 is out with fixes for Lock screen vulnerability, Japan Maps improvements iOS 6.1.3 kills evasi0n jailbreak iOS 6.1.3 reportedly introduces another Lock screen vulnerability Does Apple really hate jailbreakers? Saurik: 18M devices running iOS 6 visited Cydia during evasi0n’s 6 week run SkipLock: a jailbreak tweak that allows you to bypass the Lock screen BatteryDoctorPro: power management, NC settings toggles, app switcher and more LS Lyra 5, a clean and minimal theme for your Lock screen Alleged iPhone 5S Home button and vibrator parts surface iOS 7 concept visualizes all-new UI for Lock screen, notifications and more Polycarbonate budget iPhone renderings to die for Morgan Stanley: the iPhone 5S will have a ‘killer feature’

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The Mist: a minimal and lightweight iPhone case for people who don’t like cases

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 11, 2018

If you follow me on Twitter or listen to our podcast, you know I'm not a big fan of cases. There are two main reasons why I'd rather go for a naked iPhone. One, I consider myself a minimalist when it comes to design and aesthetics, and using a case goes against that. Two, and maybe the most important reason, is that I think the white iPhone 5 is such a beautiful device that it should be considered a criminal offense to slap a case around it.

This being said, I quickly changed my mind when I dropped my iPhone a few weeks ago as I was walking through the door. It appeared it had fallen face flat on the tiles. As I picked it up, I was preparing myself for the worst as I was pretty sure the screen was cracked. It was not. As a matter of fact, it just had what most people would consider a tiny dent right on the chamfer, but that was enough to make me reconsider my "no case" policy...

SkipLock: a jailbreak tweak that allows you to bypass the Lock screen

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 11, 2018

Just like TypeStatus has a special place in Jeff's heart, SkipLock holds a special place in mine. If you're wondering why, it's simply because this tweak was born from a request I made to jailbreak developer Filippo Bigarella, who was kind enough to create it specifically for me. And now, it's available for you too.

SkipLock is a very simple tweak that allows you to bypass the Lock screen altogether. Once SkipLock is installed, no more need to "Slide to Unlock" your device. Simply hit the Home button, and you're taken straight to your Home screen.

Does Apple really hate jailbreakers?

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 11, 2018

The cat and mouse between Apple and the jailbreak community has been going on for about 6 years now. Every time a new jailbreak tool is released, taking advantage of some holes in Apple's tight mobile operating system, you can bet your shirt that Apple will be quick at patching those holes with a software update.

Sometimes those software updates are released faster than others. For example, it took Apple 43 days to patch a series of vulnerabilities that allowed iOS 6 users to jailbreak their devices using evasi0n. In comparison, it took Apple only nine days to fix the bugs that were exploited by JailbreakMe 3.0.

The time difference can be easily explained by the fact that exploits like those used by JailbreakMe represent a much a higher security threat to iOS users than those used in evasi0n. Remember, JailbreakMe could be run directly from the device's browser, thus exposing virtually every single iOS 4.3.3 user at the time to security risks. In comparison, evasi0n requires you to plug the device to a computer via USB. Clearly, the security threats is much lower with evasi0n.

This being said, every time Apple releases a software update that patches vulnerabilities used in a jailbreak, some enthusiastic jailbreakers are always quick at calling Apple names and accusing the company to actively fight the jailbreak community. "Apple hates jailbreakers. They just released a software update to kill the jailbreak," you can often read every time an iOS update that patches a jailbreak is released. But is that really the truth? Does Apple really hate the jailbreak community or is it trying to protect the safety of its most popular operating system?