The magnet COULD be a little more strong in my opinion. If you do not have the keyboard on the case then it becomes harder for the ipad to stand on its own. Otherwise, it was really easy to connect keyboard, just turn on, press connect button, turn on bluetooth on ipad and press on keyboard. Did notice some buttons you sometimes needs to click with more pressure such as "m", nothing crazy though. I believe you could possibly find other cases that are a little more stronger magnet, stand on its own, but it is still functionable.