Apple Smart Cover Thin, minimal design. The slim, yet sturdy Smart Cover protects your iPad screen without covering up its durable aluminum back. So your iPad still looks and feels like an iPad  just with a little extra protection. Magnetic connection. An aluminum hinge magnetically aligns the Smart Cover with iPad for a perfect fit. While magnets inside help it stay put. Keyboard stand. The Smart Cover does double duty as a keyboard stand. Fold it back to tilt iPad into a comfortable writing position. Wake on open. Sleep on close. Open the Smart Cover, and iPad magically wakes up. Close it, and iPad automatically goes to sleep. FaceTime and movie stand. The Smart Cover folds in just the right places to become the perfect FaceTime and movie-watching stand.