ahhh and so to the solution.

yes my stand is held in by a small magnet which moves with stand. ie it has clearly come away from the back cover!

if i hold the magnet in place against the back cover everything works fine!

i've only had the phone for a couple of weeks so expect others may suffer from this.

i think a little solvent may secure it again.

btw this is not a gripe and i dont want this thread used in that way. I LOVE THIS DEVICE.

Thanks everybody for you assitance.