iPad mini Apple iPad Mini Smart Cover not great, doesn't lay flat\stay on

[rockyroad55]

the first thing I did with both my red and grey is set them in the sun flat for a few hours...(I'm in florida so we still have pretty good temp)..I'll bet you could get a better "flatness" with laying it on glass or counter and a hair dryer used on low....

the poly folds are strong so it lasts and eventually it flattens with use - here is a ipd3 cover that has been used for 18 months daily for travel and presentations - it's flat (on a incipio back)
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Feather back?

 

[glen e]

incipio smartfeather....not avail yet for mini - waiting for this and a clear macally back...

 

[glen e]

You don't think the piece connecting the two will fall apart/go to hell after some use?

And do magnets lose their strength over time? I mean...it doesn't matter how many times I take the magnet on/off it won't lose it's strength, will it?

you keep asking, and no one knows...you sold your mini anyway, right?

 

[Applepi]

My smart cover wasn't laying flat as well until after I started laying my iPad smart cover face down when not in use. After a few days of this, voila, flat smart cover. Worked for me.

 

[Jimatverizon]

Same problem

I have a black leather Smart Cover that I got with the iPad 2 on launch day. The magnets are definitely weakening. The hinge comes off easier now, to the extent it will come off when just trying to fold the cover under to use. Also when closed and the iPad is held face down, the Smart Cover falls away from the screen. This may me a problem that affects only a small percentage of smart covers, but if you are one of the few, then it's a major problem. If your Smart Cover still works great, then just consider yourself lucky instead of saying that those who are having a problem are just imagining it

 

[pooleman]

I returned the cover that I bought on launch day. It was a POS.

 

[Jimatverizon]

Has anyone tried taking a Smart Cover back to Apple after having it for a year and a half? On another note, they have replaced an iphone bumper free of charge for me that was a year and a half old.

 

[XxWestinxX]

I know exactly what you're talking about. First one I had did it, annoyed me so much, exchanged it and don't have the issue with the new one

Think it's hit or miss

 

[daantje22]

i have the same thing, the cover doesn't stay flat on the mini, it doesn't fit well