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.

How to Fix “Device Not Eligible for Upgrade, Restore, Requested Build” Error

Sébastien Page ∙ December 28, 2011

When trying to update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to a newer firmware to take advantage of an untethered jailbreak, you might have encountered various problems, such as error message 1013, 1600, 1601, 1602, 1603, 1604, etc. These errors might tell you that your device is not eligible for upgrade, or that it's not eligible for restore, or even that it isn't eligible for the requested build.

There are fairly common errors, and thankfully there is an easy fix. All it takes in a few seconds of your time.

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RedSn0w Updated to Fix iOS 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak “Launchctl” Error

Sébastien Page ∙ December 28, 2011

Just like Corona yesterday, RedSn0w just got an update to fix the "launchctl" error that we previously reported on. By releasing RedSn0w 0.9.10b2, the Dev Team now takes care of this problem that plagued a few users on the iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak.

If you were one of those users affected by the issue, you can simply run RedSn0w 0.9.10b2 on top of your current jailbreak...

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TinyUmbrella Updated for Apple TV 4.4.3

Sébastien Page ∙ December 27, 2011

We just told you about the upcoming release of an untethered jailbreak for Apple TV 4.4.3. Just like TinyUmbrella's developer mentioned, now might be the right time to save your SHSH blobs for your Apple TV:

Sorry I skipped this version. I've updated TU to work with Apple TV 4.4.3. For those of you with Apple TV 2 - be ABSOLUTELY sure you have your 4.4.3 SHSH for your device... It may be QUITE important.

Better safe than sorry!

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Untethered Jailbreak for Apple TV 4.4.3 Coming Soon

Sébastien Page ∙ December 27, 2011

If you own an Apple TV and you're currently waiting for an untethered jailbreak for it, rejoice because things are looking up for you.

Following the release of the untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1, Firecore, the team behind the Seas0nPass jailbreak for Apple TV just said that they will soon release an update to their jailbreaking tool...

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iPhone 4S to be Availabe in China Early Next Year

Sébastien Page ∙ December 27, 2011

According to Chinese publication People Daily, the iPhone 4S has gained the necessary approvals from local authorities to sell the iPhone 4S in China:

After obtaining the network entry permit from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT), the iPhone 4S received China Compulsory Certification (3C) for electronic products on Dec. 22, meaning that it has met all the requirements for coming into markets of China.

According to latest information from iPhone distributors, the iPhone 4S is expected to hit the market at the beginning of January 2012.

If that holds true, the iPhone 4S will be available in the country before Chinese new year.

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Dev Team Releases PwnageTool Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1

Sébastien Page ∙ December 27, 2011

A few hours after updating their famous jailbreak tool RedSn0w to bring an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 to the masses, the Dev Team has now released an updated version of PwnageTool.

PwnageTool is the perfect tool for unlockers, as it will allow you to create a custom IPSW, thus allowing you to update your firmware while still preserving the baseband for unlocking using either Gevey SIM or UltraSn0w...

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How to Get the iOS 5.0.1 Untethered Jailbreak Using RedSn0w

Sébastien Page ∙ December 27, 2011

By now you've probably read our earlier report that there is finally an untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1. This is thanks to the amazing work of iOS hacker pod2g, but also thanks to GeoHot, who found some of these exploits a while back.

As we mentioned in our previous post, there are two ways to untether iOS 5.0.1. If you're already jailbroken, you may want to use Corona Untether 5.0.1. If, however, you're still running a stock iOS 5.0.1 version, then this RedSn0w tutorial is for you...

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How to Get the Untethered Jailbreak Using Corona Untether 5.0.1

Sébastien Page ∙ December 27, 2011

After weeks of anticipation, the iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak is finally here, compliments of pod2g, the Chronic Dev Team, and the Dev Team. As we explained a little earlier today, you currently have two ways to untether.

Depending on your situation, you can either run the latest version of RedSn0w, or if you're already jailbroken, you can use the Cydia package called Corona Untether 5.0.1 to do the job. The latter is what we'll focus on in this post...

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Rumor: iPad 3 May Launch on Steve Jobs Birthday, February 24

Sébastien Page ∙ December 23, 2011

You're going to have to take this one with a huge grain of salt as it comes straight from unreliable sources. According to Focus Taiwan, via 9to5Mac:

A local Chinese-language newspaper reported Friday that iPad3 might be launched on Feb. 24 to mark the anniversary of the birth of Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs.

While the rumor of the launch date itself doesn't sound completely out of this world, the source is unknown and probably not worthy of trust.

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