HOTLIFE for iPad 10th & 11th (A16, 2025) Generation Case with Keyboard,Touch Keyboard Case for iPad 11" /10.9" Inch - 10 Color Backlight, 360° Rotatable Protective Cover with Pencil Holder

I returned 2 other covers before I found this gem. It is so sturdy and beautiful. My iPad has never fallen out after it gets snapped into its place. My toddler really loves playing with the lights on the keyboard.The battery lasts almost the whole workweek (if a certain toddler doesn't keep tinkering with the lights and create her own rave with the rainbow setting). The keys are similar to use and have a similar feel and push as the keyboard of my MacBook Pro. The mouse could be more sensitive, but this could also be due to toddler wear-and-tear.It fits neatly in my small book bag and even a medium tote. It's not very heavy and I'm almost so impressed at how much the case can take being tossed around in my bags (against a million other things). My purple has a beautiful pearl-like-purple-sheen that almost glitters. And, it's really easy to wipe down with a simple cloth dabbed in rubbing alcohol. I don't think my iPad would be so easy to use and enjoyable if I didn't pair it with this keyboard.The double-edged sword is the swivel ability. I absolutely love it and have developed a steal confidence in its Exorcist-like-swivel. As strong as the swivel is and as easy as it is to used, there's a weird bounciness to the swivel design. I fear the people we have video-calls with might get sea-sick sometimes because the swivel is so vertically sensitive that it shakes up and down with simple movements such as scooting it towards you or away from you just a few inches. I think my MacBook has the same vertical bounciness but it's anchored down by the entire length of the screen versus just a tiny, reliable, impressive sturdy swivel mechanism.I actually don't use the keyboard as often anymore, but the handful of times I've had to use it while traveling, I almost forgot that it wasn't a laptop. I really wish the mousepad was more seamless, but I would actually rather use the touch-screen anyway. Also, I took it camping and it performed well in 77-degrees and in 29-degrees. Surprisingly impressive.

Love love love this case. Very sturdy, makes me feel like I have a mini laptop. The mouse pad is a little sensitive and probably can be annoying to some but over all it fit my iPad 10th gen perfectly. Comes with 2 options for the light on the keyboard. Holds tablet real well

We are super veterans when it comes to iPads over the years along with the many keyboard cases released for each iteration. We have used Zagg, Brydge, Kensington, Logitech and countless weird and no-name brands sold on Amazon. We have had the most luck with Zagg because of their strong bluetooth connectivity for their keyboards and generally high-quality cases. Brydge, oddly enough, fared the worst, despite their stylish appearance. So our standards are pretty high. Here's the quick summary of this one:Trackpad: I list this one first because it's annoying and it appears that quite a few folks who bought this keyboard case found it annoying as well. YOU CAN DISABLE IT BY PRESSING Fn + A. Now it's a perfectly functional wrist rest. And personally, I think adding a mouse-like function to iPad is pretty pointless.Case: pretty high quality and the hinge looks and feels sturdy. Of course, it's all plastic. There's a small amount of bend to them but nothing out of the ordinary. Rotating mechanism feels good and it's by no means smooth. It's not heavy duty but general purpose. In other words, don't rotate it repeatedly like a toy and it should hold for a few years.Keyboard: Bluetooth connectivity is good. iPad recognized it quickly. It connected quickly. Key presses have good travel and fairly satisfying feedback. Most importantly, it doesn't skip letters when you type quickly.Battery life: Our Zagg keyboards were battery life warriors, needs charging once every couple of months. I imagine this is where the brand cut costs, because we tend to need to recharge this one once every couple of weeks. It's not really that big of a deal because it uses USB-C, the same as the iPad. With that said, 1 star off because it didn't reach our standard.Extras: keyboard backlighting can change colors. Yay? We don't use it. You may like it. At least the option's there.

This is different from other cases I have purchased. First, the keyboard is not attached to the case. It is not detachable, it is just not attached. To position the iPad to view it comfortably, the keyboard needs to be repositioned closer to the user when the case is opened all the way out. Second, I have had to reconnect the Bluetooth connection every time I start to use the keyboard. Simply pressing the CONNECT button on the keyboard didn’t do anything. Maybe I didn’t wait long enough for the connection to be made? If I stop using the iPad to do something else for a while, I have to reconnect the keyboard to the iPad in Settings.The case itself is nice, and I like the space provided for a stylus. The keyboard is nice, and easy to use. It has a cover that fits over the keys. The cover is nicely made and looks like it would do a good job keeping keys clean, but it is a bit easier to type without the cover on. I wish there were a way to attach the keyboard to the case when I want to move it.I am not rating the battery life because I haven’t had this case long enough to know what the battery life is.