It takes about two seconds to remove the silicon case, so you could always remove it to use the kickstand. I've had one of these cases for a couple of years (if you search hard enough, you could find messages about it) and they are cheap and work well. The one where you can use the kickstand sounds even better, but I didn't miss it that much. If you want to spend a lot more for the same silicon case, you could buy it at boxwave