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 use your old iPhone as a home security camera

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated September 20, 2018

If you have an old iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch laying around that is just collecting dust, why not put it to work by turning it into an affordable home monitoring camera? We're not talking about a full-featured surveillance system here, but just a simple setup that can live stream anything happening in your house, and send motion alerts directly to you should it detect activity.

In this post we'll be showing you how to convert your spare iOS device, whether it is an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, into a video monitoring camera. The best part is, it's completely free and you should be up and running in just a few minutes.

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Let’s Talk iOS 132: Apple Watch 2, refreshed MacBook, iOS 10 wish list, and more

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated October 16, 2018

This week on Let's Talk iOS, Sebastien starts off the show pointing out some privacy concerns in the Instagram application. The guys the talk about Apple Watch 2 rumors, the refreshed MacBook, WWDC and an iOS 10 wish list. Finally, they discuss a couple Apple Watch accessories as well as new apps.

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Store your Apple Watch bands in style with the Tech Swiss Leather Portfolio Band Case

Sébastien Page ∙ April 23, 2016

I've been collecting a handful of bands since purchasing my Apple Watch about a year ago, and during that time, I've stored these bands on my desk, easily accessible and ready to be swapped at any time.

But as I accumulate more bands, my desk, which was never intended to store bands, is becoming kind of a mess, which is why I've been looking for a storage solution.

As it turns out, there isn't many options out there, but I recently came across the Tech Swiss Leather Portfolio Apple Watch Band Case.

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Fix: Black Screen of Death after installing nitoTV on jailbroken Apple TV 4

Sébastien Page ∙ April 21, 2016

I was trying to boot up my jailbroken Apple TV a few days ago when I suddenly got hit by the Black Screen of Death. It's something I had seen mentioned online before, but not experienced myself, so I was a little taken aback.

Conveniently enough, since I was communicating with nitoTV developer Kevin Bradley for the purpose of our podcast, I asked him if he had a quick fix for the issue, which he kindly offered.

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Let’s Talk Jailbreak 148: Interview with nitoTV developer Kevin Bradley

Sébastien Page ∙ April 20, 2016

Today we have a slightly different show for you with a slightly different format. We actually have Kevin Bradley also known as nitoTV on the show. I sat down for a few minutes with Kevin and chatted a little bit about the recent Apple TV jailbreak and the release of nitoTV. I want to warn you that the sound quality is not that great. It’s actually pretty bad at times, but I hope you will enjoy this episode of LTJ nonetheless. And now, without further ado, Kevin Bradley.

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Let’s Talk iOS 131: Bold like a bold eagle

Sébastien Page ∙ April 19, 2016

It's iPhone rumor season again as Cody and Sebastien discuss what may come with the new iPhone 7 later this year, including features such as Smart Connector, the disappearance of headphone jack and more. And because it's never too soon to speculate, the guys also address a recent note from KGI about the material that may be used in next year's iPhone. The two co-hosts then talk about rumored paid search results in the App Store, the possible MacOS rebranding, Project Titan, and more

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How to download files and documents to iPhone or iPad

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated July 11, 2022
Download documents and files on iPhone and iPad

Downloading and saving files or documents to a computer is something we don't think about. Click, click, done. It's saved on the hard drive and ready to be accessed when needed. On iOS, it can get a little more complicated than that.

How do I download a file to my iPhone? Where do I download it to? These are questions I've recently been asked, but also problems I have faced myself. In this article, I'll try to share different options for you to download files to iPhone or iPad.

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Let’s Talk iOS 130: The pulse of the world

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 22, 2018

Cody is helping his mom cut the cord, and he's telling us all about it, including a shaky setup, and the use of the SlingTV app. Meanwhile, Sebastien is trying to be more productive on his new iPad Pro, not without difficulties. The guys then talk iPhone stands, Apple Watch, and their iOS 10 wish list.

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