I miss my apple products

Hello, I've been an Apple fan since about 2010 when I picked up my 3GS on a 2 year contract. It was painful, because back then I didn't realize Apple brought out new phones every year, so a couple of months after I got my 3GS the 4 came out. I stuck the 2 years out though just in time for the iPhone 5. After all that waiting I'm not going to lie I was dissapointed but it would have been a huge upgrade from the 3GS without doubt. However, my only niggle with Apple is the cost. £525! I thought I'd take a gamble and buy an Android device for £200 cheaper.
As time goes on though (had HTC One X for about 2 months now) I'm kind of missing my iPhone and the capabilities it had. I sold my iPad on eBay last week because now that I don't have an iPhone I thought I'd get a bit of money back and sell the iPad.
I have to admit though, I miss it. The UI, iTunes, photo stream, iCloud etc. It's all just SO easy and friendly to use. I loved it. The only thing that gets me is the cost. I would absolutley love to have a Macbook but I just don't need it that much to spend £1000 atleast on it. Otherwise I'd have borh air and a pro!
Anyways, not so much a question... just needed to get it off my chest. Please don't flame me for trying Android. It was my first time and thought I'd see what I prefer and well, there you have it.

Sorry to see you go…
My story is slightly different.
Before I had 5 Android phones in a row (all HTCs). My firs Apple product was iPod Touch, so I could compare two different OS. Multiple Android failures made me mad (software related mainly that usually started after six months or so of using it). However, I had no complains to my iPod. Then I bought iPods to all my family members. Later I purchased Macbook Pro, few months later Mac Pro, then Airport Express and Extreme, then Macbook Pro to my wife… I not only get rid of Android, but I eliminated Windows from my workflow … and my life got bright colours, smile on my face and no problems whatsoever…

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There is two things at work here. One, is the difference between 1000, and 1024, carried out to several factors, as well as space needed for the software for the computer or the iPhone. This article discusses it, as well as my own explanation below:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=30065
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In OS X 10.7.5 or later, downloaded applications and Installer packages that have not been digitally signed by a developer registered with Apple are blocked from loading by default. The block can be overridden, but think carefully before you do so.
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Photos - It would be nice to share photos - as long as my son or husband cannot accidentally delete photos of mine (which is my biggest concern). I currently load all camera photos onto my 8TB storage box as the network owner and my husband has full access to copy any photo to his laptop but can never delete the original copies by accident.
Apps - If possible i would like us to share these but they are cheap enough these days to separate if really needed. Would be good to share licence for pages etc though
cloud, contacts, facetime, email - this is what is making me consider separate IDs or learning how to have multiple users in one apple ID - I do not want to have to share synced contacts with my husband. I have near 300 contacts now through work etc and he will not want them plus i will not want his or him being able to delete mine by mistake. and then for email and facetime, well I want to give him his privacy so I do not receive his messages etc. especially now that we are considering switching to iPhones
Then last but not least, i don't know the best solution for my son. he is only 7 years old so even though I don't want to pay for things again I don't want him being able to download "just any" app from the purchased icon in Appstore. Also, is there a child friendly setting to prevent him from viewing inappropriate content on the internet?
Appreciate I have asked a lot of questions here but I am looking for any genuine advice out there. Thank you in advance to any potential advisers.

Welcome to the Apple Community.
You don't need to use the same ID on a device for iCloud and iTunes.
iCloud covers mail, contacts, calendars, reminders, notes, bookmarks, photostream, document syncing etc and for these I recommend you each have your own ID's, this will stop others from having access to and likely more importantly being able to edit or even delete your personal information.
Someone of Age needs to be responsible for an account, so for younger children you will need to create and be responsible for an account yourself but let the child use it.
For iTunes you could use a single account so everyone can share music and apps or you could use separate accounts (there are ways to share content between users, Apple provides homesharing to do this).
When choosing how to proceed with iTunes, it might be worth remembering that someday your children will reach 21 (or whatever age they feel they have become independent) and will likely want their own account, changing accounts later may make it difficult to access previous content.
Photostream now has shared albums, so you can share just what you want with others. Shared photos using shared albums cannot be deleted by others with different accounts, but if you all shared the same account they could be.
Facetime and messages can also use an ID independently of each other, iCloud and iTunes. Separate ID's are recommended for these, joint accounts can be problematic.
iTunes has parental controls for youngsters, however at 7, I suggest you don't reveal the password to him and enter it yourself when he needs to purchase something, otherwise you may receive unexpected bills.

How do I pair a bluetooth headset when my MAC doesn't recognize it? The hedset work properly because they are paired with my iPhone. The headset is not an Apple product. It'd 3rd party.

How do I pair a bluetooth headset when my MAC doesn't recognize it? The hedset work properly because they are paired with my iPhone. The headset is not an Apple product. It'd 3rd party.

Ask the headset manufacturer.
Barry

TS1398 Got the dreaded no wifi on my wife's iPhone 4S. Wifi greyed out and no luck with the reset network instructions. Why isn't Apple addressing this issue? We are a family of Apple product users, 2 ipads, an ipad mini, 4 iPhones but one isn't working!

Got the dreaded no wifi on my wife's iPhone 4S. Wifi greyed out and no luck with the reset network instructions. Why isn't Apple addressing this issue? We are a family of Apple product users, 2 ipads, an ipad mini, 4 iPhones but one isn't working! Issue began whenwe upgraded the operating system.....
Come on Apple.....get this issue sorted out!

Just out of warranty. This is a software issue. everything was ok until the software update. Apple just need to sort it out.

Apple Products no longer AirPrint with new routers

I have a OfficeJet Pro 8500 A910 Series printer and was using a linksys WRT160N V2 router (open without a password protection). I also have an HP Laptop, a MacBook Pro Retina, two IPhones and an IPad. All devices were able to print wirelessly on the Office Jet.
I sought to repace the router first with a Linksys AC1200 and then with an Apple Airport Extreme. With both routers the HP laptop was able to print wirelessly to the printer. However, the apple products could not. All equipment is on the same network (password protected). Sometimes the Apple products can see the printer and I think when first connected they will print. But within a few minutes will no longer be able to perform an airprint. If I delete the printer and try to add it - the printer disappears as a nearby printer and sometimes does not show up as a bonjour printer either.
While I can limp along with the older router, I worry that when it finally dies, I will no longer be able to use this printer wirelessly. I have both new routers in their boxes ready to be returned - but perhaps there is a solution.
I have spent hours on the phone with both Apple and witih Linksys to no avail. I do think this is an HP problem and so do they.
I have tried limiting the router to a 2.x Ghz - and note that using a 5 Ghs frequency makes the Apple products ever less happy.

Hi @StarvationPoint,
Welcome to the HP Support Forums. I gather that since changing your router that you are encountering difficulties in using AirPrint from your Apple mobile devices.
I have included a post by @Shirlzz1 on the forums titled Help Determine if your router can support AirPrint with the Bonjour Discovery App. It will walk you through downloading an app that checks to see if the routers support Bonjour (I know the Apple AirPort Extreme does).
I’ve also included the Printing Over a Wireless Network with Apple's AirPrint FAQs document. It has some great trouble shooting steps in the “What if a 'No AirPrint Printers Found' message displays on my Apple device?” section.
Please let me know the outcome.
Regards,
Happytohelp01
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My computor won't let me download apple products like safari and itunes. Why? What can i do to fix this?

I'm running windows vista home premium and my computor won't let me download apple products like safari and itunes. why? what can i do to fix this? i belive this happened when i tryed to update itunes 10.whatever it tells me "There is a problem with windows installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact a support personnel or vendor." So im contacting apple as i think you guys might be able to halp me. can you help please? Thanks

I apoligise i didn't relise that since i have seen apple support people post on questions here i misunderstood.
Yes i am 100% i downloaded the setup for safrai and itunes for windows from the apple website.
P.S. I apoligise for my bad spelling it's not my strong suite

I am having serious issues trying to alter my old iCloud account with an old non-functioning email to my new apple id with a new email address. The message keeps coming up on all my apple products with my old email (which is not available anymore).

I am having serious issues trying to alter my old iCloud account with an old non-functioning email to my new apple id with a new email address. The message keeps coming up on all my apple products with my old email (which is not available anymore).

I have the same problem - it is maddening. I rely on this iPad for work so this is not just an annoyance! The above solutions of changing the appleid on the device or on the website do not work.
The old email address no longer exists - I haven't used it in a year probably and I no longer have the account. I logged into the appleid website and there is no trace of the old email address so there is nothing that can be deleted or changed there. On the iPad there is no trace of the old email address so nothing can be deleted there either. I have updated the iPad software and the same problem comes right back. Every 2 seconds I am asked to log in using the old non-existent email. The device is currently useless.
The only recent change to anything was the addition of an Apple TV device, which was set up using the correct login and password.
Does anyone have any ideas? The iPad has been backed up to the iCloud so presumably it now won't recognize the current iCloud account? So restoring may notbe an option?

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