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.

SwipeSelection and AltKeyboard now play nice together

Sébastien Page ∙ July 11, 2014

The jailbreak community didn't have to wait for iOS 8 to bring third-party keyboard support to iPhone and iPad. For several years now, jailbreakers have been treated to some clever keyboard tweaks to improve on the usability of the devices.

Two of these tweaks, SwipeSelection and AltKeyboard 2, somewhat overlapped each other's functionalities when released a few months ago, forcing jailbreak users to choose either one or the other.

With both tweaks now having been updated to support each other, this issue is a thing of the past, as SwipeSelection and AltKeyboard can now run side by side properly...

For China, the iPhone location tracking feature is a “national security concern”

Sébastien Page ∙ July 11, 2014

The WSJ is out this morning with a piece based on a report recently broadcasted on the state-run China Central Television, quoting the iPhone location tracking feature as a "national security concern." Nevermind the fact that you can turn off the feature.

As the largest market, one that is greatly untapped, China is a big bet for Apple, and just about any other company. With 6% of the Chinese smartphone market share, Apple is trailing behind the competition, most notably, Samsung, and Xiaomi, but it didn't stop the Chinese broadcaster to make Apple the main target...

This week on iDB: iOS 7.1.2 and its jailbreak

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 17, 2018

Like every Sunday, we get to take a look at some of the most popular posts that were published on iDB during the week that just ended. Whether it is a news item, a new jailbreak tweak, a tutorial, or an app review, we sum it all up in one convenient place for you.

As always, if you like what you're reading, please feel free to spread the love by sharing our posts on your favorite social network.

We're usually hanging out a lot on Twitter and Facebook, more rarely on Google+.

iOS 7.1.2 released with improved iBeacon connectivity and bug fixes Apple TV 6.2 software update also available with bug fixes Pangu jailbreak now available for Mac with English support and bug fixes How to jailbreak iOS 7.1.2 untethered using Pangu How to jailbreak iOS 7.1.x untethered with Pangu on Mac OS X How to jailbreak iOS 7.1.x with Pangu 1.1 on Windows iPhone 6 mockups only a rough approximation, no antenna breaks in final design New concept imagines iPhone 6 without ugly antenna lines These iPhone 6 renders look just about right New images show alleged iPhone 6 display covers IntelliScreenX beta with iOS 7.1.x support available iPhone turns 7 – and I still remember holding it for the first time Kenu Airframe is the perfect dashboard companion for your iPhone Wallpapers of last week: simple geometry Apps of the week: Civ Rev 2, Buzz Killem, Polymo, and more

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Apple warns developers of incoming CloudKit data wipe, suggesting iOS 8 beta 3 might be around the corner

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 17, 2018

Apple just sent an email to its registered developers warning them that the company will be performing a server-side CloudKit data wipe for iOS 8 beta and OS X Yosemite Developer Preview, on Monday July 7.

If this data wipe is not unusual, it definitely comes at an interesting time, suggesting that not surprisingly, iOS 8 beta 3 and and the third OS X Yosemite Developer Preview might be right around the corner...

Let’s Talk iOS 035: The most beautiful lanyard we’ve ever made

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated March 17, 2019

Episode 35: On the seventh anniversary of the iPhone, we reflect on the original iPhone launch and our thoughts on the iconic product nearly a decade later. Cody comes back from vacation, Sebastien has a new baby boy, and we catch up on all of the latest Apple news, including rumors of exclusive features for the 5.5" model.

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Apple to release Q3 2014 financial results on July 22nd

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 27, 2016

Apple just announced via its Investor Relations portal that the company will be discussing financial results of its third fiscal quarter on July 22nd, during a conference call starting at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m ET. Based on past behavior, it is safe to assume that Apple will be publishing a press release with all relevant financial information a few minutes prior to the call's beginning.

During the conference call, Apple will discuss basic sales numbers and financials for its line of products, but don't expect them to reveal anything about future products. We will of course be on deck to report any information that might be relevant to our readers...

Pangu jailbreak now available for Mac with English support and bug fixes

Sébastien Page ∙ June 29, 2014

Users who weren't able to jailbreak their iOS 7.1.x devices because of the lack of Mac support for the Pangu jailbreak tool can rejoice. Earlier today, the Pangu Team released Pangu 1.1.0 with a few improvements and bug fixes. Most notably, Pangu 1.1.0 brings support for Mac and is now available in English.

Among the imrprovements, it appears that one major bug that threw some devices into a boot loop has been fixed. From what we hear, it is now much more stable than the previous version...

This week on iDB: iOS 7.1.1 jailbreak

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 17, 2018

As always, if you like what you're reading, please feel free to spread the love by sharing our posts on your favorite social network.

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iOS 7.1.1 untethered jailbreak released How to jailbreak iOS 7.1 and iOS 7.1.1 untethered with Pangu on Windows How to jailbreak iOS 7.1.x with Pangu on Mac OS X using a virtual machine How to remove PPSync from iOS 7.1.1 jailbreak iOS 7.1.1 compatible jailbreak tweaks iOS 7.1.1 jailbreak uses expired enterprise certificate loophole Is the iOS 7.1.1 jailbreak safe, and should you update? The Pangu team is hard at work on updated versions of its jailbreak What is your jailbreak story? Notific8: make iOS 7′s Notification Center look like iOS 8 How to watch AVI videos or movies on iPhone Optical image stabilization could be exclusive to the 5.5-inch iPhone Apps of the week: Battle Bears Unlimited, Swipe Quest, Civil War 1864, and more Wallpapers of last week: 2014 World Cup

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This week on iDB: app sale bonanza

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 17, 2018

As always, if you like what you're reading, please feel free to spread the love by sharing our posts on your favorite social network.

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EA Games slashes over 40 games to just 99 cents Every single Halfbrick Studios game is now free Sega discounts Sonic games to 99 cents New iOS 8 Beta 2, Yosemite Developer Preview 2, and Apple TV software Evidence discovered in iOS 8 suggests iPhone 6 will feature multiple new sensors iPhone 6 rumored to run 2K Retina screen iPhone 6 manufacturing mockup shows off Space Grey finish Apple turns to professional athletes for testing of iWatch fitness capabilities iWatch to come in multiple designs with more than 10 sensors How to delete old iCloud backups on iPhone The best apps for tracking your fitness activities Yosemite’s Handoff feature may not be compatible with all Macs This is Fire Phone, Amazon’s first smartphone Unicode 7.0 includes 250 new emoji icons that could come to future iOS update How Google could soon tell when the next iPhone will be released Great deal: name your own price on this awesome Mac app bundle Apps of the week: PlunderNauts, Grub, Fuse, and more Wallpapers of last week: Tokyo Apple store

Don't forget to listen to the latest episode of our new podcast, Let's Talk iOS:

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And of course, make sure to catch up with the new episode of Let's Talk Jailbreak:

We’re social! Find iDB on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, App.net, YouTube, and in your RSS reader. Also make sure to subscribe to our new podcast!

How to force remove a paired Bluetooth device from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 22, 2025

Find out how to remove a paired Bluetooth device from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

Apple posts video of “The New Look of OS X Yosemite”

Sébastien Page ∙ June 9, 2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ7kqwbqeiI

If you've already watched the WWDC 2014 keynote, then you won't see anything new here, but for those of you who haven't, Apple just published the Yosemite design video it showed last week. Titled "The New Look of OS X Yosemite," this short video puts the spotlight on Yosemite's new buttons, font type, icons, use of translucency, as well various other visual elements of OS X Yosemite.

iOS 8 and the future of jailbreaking

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated April 17, 2018

It seems to be a recurring topic every year when Apple unveils a new version of iOS: did iOS 5 just kill jailbreaking? Will jailbreaking survive iOS 6? What’s left to jailbreakers with iOS 7? Did iOS 8 just make jailbreaking irrelevant?

These are some legitimate questions to ask, especially in regards to the fact that Apple, as you would expect, always adds new features to iOS, making jailbreaking a little less appealing. At least that's how it looks on paper, because in reality, it’s not so clear.

A few major online publications have already chimed in about how iOS 8 is making jailbreaking pointless, usually with no real understanding of what jailbreaking truly is about. So I thought it’d be a good idea to lay down some balanced thoughts about iOS 8 and the future of jailbreaking...