# 6-digits security code to enter constantly - I cannot disable it **URL:** \ **Category:** šŸ¤ Help\ **Created:** [October 2, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019 "2025-10-02T11:43:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bibi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3e96dc/32.png) [@Bibi](https://community.trading212.com/u/Bibi)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/21 "2025-10-06T10:23:40Z")
Reading the comments above, it seems a good trade-off would be to leave the choice up to the user (and display a bold warning if he chooses to disable the setting). ---
**Author:** ![MrHesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@MrHesh](https://community.trading212.com/u/MrHesh)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/22 "2025-10-08T18:59:05Z")
User options would be good. My opinion is that the input frequency is excessive. ---
**Author:** ![alpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@alpha1](https://community.trading212.com/u/alpha1)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/23 "2025-10-09T04:12:14Z")
Agreed its excessive and annoying if you need to look at another screen, e.g. instrument details link from the app then return and need to enter code again. I think a better solution is to only enter after a longer set period of time, but if you do a transaction rather than just looking then itā€™s not unreasonable to ask for the code earlier, prevents a 3rd party picking up your phone and doing the transaction. I find the app in general is very laggy, on Android and no issue with any other apps, it happens with every button press but when entering the code the lag can be between 2 -15 seconds for each key press. ---
**Author:** ![Karpik](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/karpik/32/27360_2.png) [@Karpik](https://community.trading212.com/u/Karpik)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 10:10am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/24 "2025-10-09T10:10:53Z")
Iā€™ve lived with this ā€œfeatureā€ for enough days. I feel like performance of the app degraded, unlock was faster, but now it lags for like 0.6-0.8s. This is the wait time after you touch fingerprint, so before the fingerprint panel goes away, then thereā€™s a black screen for a bit, then it appears the page and then I need to wait a tiny bit more to refresh numbers. Yesterday, I just logged in Firefox on my phone. No hassle, I highly recommend. Itā€™s not as slick as app experience, but significantly faster. ---
**Author:** ![wistda](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/wistda/32/7103_2.png) [@wistda](https://community.trading212.com/u/wistda)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/25 "2025-10-09T12:53:33Z")
I agree that this security passcode is the biggest pain in the arse that Trading212 has ever introduced. I am one of those who constantly hop between apps on my phone annd/or iPad and every time I come back to Trading212, I have to login again. . Sure, I use biometrics but theyā€™re not well positioned on the new iPad so it is still a pain in the ass even to use fingerprints. So to open my iPad and look at Trading212 I firstly have to use biometrics to get into the iPad in the first place then I open Trading212 using a username and password and then I have to use biometrics to get into it. Thatā€™s ridiculous at the very least make an optional thing or give it a timeout feature so that you can set it for say 15 minutes or 20 minutes rather than every single time and the log back in Not a good security feature really puts me off using Trading212 ---
**Author:** ![Karpik](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/karpik/32/27360_2.png) [@Karpik](https://community.trading212.com/u/Karpik)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/26 "2025-10-09T13:11:29Z")
> [@wistda](#): > > Not a good security feature really puts me off using Trading212 Thatā€™s kinda the thing that annoys me. Forced security is so obnoxious that will make people use website in mobile browser which results inā€¦ unprotected [app.trading212.com](http://app.trading212.com) in a browser. Exactly the reason why they implemented security in the first place. Iā€™m laughing but this isnā€™t funny - they might do a screen lock in the webapp, and Iā€™m gonna table flip. ---
**Author:** ![Bibi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3e96dc/32.png) [@Bibi](https://community.trading212.com/u/Bibi)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 6:30am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/27 "2025-10-10T06:30:29Z")
Reading at the feedbacks above, and no single positive experience reported, could TR212 support / @Bogi.H / @Veselin.V react, and let us know if TR212 will take our inputs into account to modify the current behaviour ? Thank you in advance for your support ! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![KrisG](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/krisg/32/23573_2.png) [@KrisG](https://community.trading212.com/u/KrisG)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 9:56am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/29 "2025-10-10T09:56:46Z")
Hi everyone! @Bibi @Karpik @wistda @alpha1 @MrHesh @Goblin @Debbie2020 @_SP We heard your feedback and made some improvements! šŸŽ‰ The default grace period for the passcode lock has been increased, and you can now fully customise it within the app: - **Immediately** - **15 seconds** - **1 minute (default)** - **5 minutes** - **10 minutes** - **15 minutes** These changes are already live. Just update your app and go to: **Settings ā†’ Privacy & Security ā†’ Passcode Lock** to choose the passcode frequency that works best for you. Thanks to everyone who shared feedback! šŸ’™ ---
**Author:** ![Bibi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3e96dc/32.png) [@Bibi](https://community.trading212.com/u/Bibi)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/31 "2025-10-10T11:23:21Z")
Thanks @KrisG ! I donā€™t know how to force an Android app update. But Iā€™ll make sure to install the latest version when available, and test the new setting. Thanks again for taking our feedback into account ! ---
**Author:** ![Nige](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Nige](https://community.trading212.com/u/Nige)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/32 "2025-10-10T11:27:37Z")
Well said. Spot onā€¦ā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![MaxZorin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/maxzorin/32/16530_2.png) [@MaxZorin](https://community.trading212.com/u/MaxZorin)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/33 "2025-10-10T13:38:59Z")
Is typing the code very unresponsive for anyone else? I press a number it takes a good 4 or 5 seconds to register the press, but it only seems to lag on the first 2 or 3 numbers. ---
**Author:** ![KrisG](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/krisg/32/23573_2.png) [@KrisG](https://community.trading212.com/u/KrisG)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/34 "2025-10-10T14:17:02Z")
Could you send me a screen recording in a DM so we can check it with the team? If anyone else is having this issue, feel free to do the same. ---
**Author:** ![wistda](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/wistda/32/7103_2.png) [@wistda](https://community.trading212.com/u/wistda)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/35 "2025-10-10T17:38:35Z")
Thank you. That will help. Update doesnā€™t seem to be available for iOS yet? Iā€™ll check again in a few days. ---
**Author:** ![Debbie2020](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Debbie2020](https://community.trading212.com/u/Debbie2020)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/36 "2025-10-10T18:19:12Z")
I agree when the update is ![Screenshot_20251010_191223_Trading 212](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/trading212/original/3X/2/2/22327457885f221cde0bffa4530b1b57d0bf9bfb.jpeg) avaiable on screen I will use it ---
**Author:** ![Debbie2020](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Debbie2020](https://community.trading212.com/u/Debbie2020)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/37 "2025-10-10T18:22:51Z")
I could be doing upto 1500 trades therefore I would need it open while researching ---
**Author:** ![PStaveley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b3f665/32.png) [@PStaveley](https://community.trading212.com/u/PStaveley)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/38 "2025-10-10T20:17:27Z")
Would it appear if biometrics were turned off? ---
**Author:** ![rek](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/rek/32/27138_2.png) [@rek](https://community.trading212.com/u/rek)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 8:02am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/39 "2025-10-11T08:02:37Z")
I donā€™t have this update. Play store says latest update is 25 september. ---
**Author:** ![Debbie2020](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Debbie2020](https://community.trading212.com/u/Debbie2020)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 9:13am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/40 "2025-10-11T09:13:04Z")
What they say and what they do!! ---
**Author:** ![\_SP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/5fc32e/32.png) [@\_SP](https://community.trading212.com/u/_SP)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/41 "2025-10-11T14:08:14Z")
The lag on entering the PIN has been occurring for me since day 1 of the PIN being activated. I am 99% confident it coincides with the app ā€˜re-syncing price and position value dataā€™ when I switch back to the app (which would happen 100% of the time pre-PIN). Difference now is, whilst the sync was occurring pre-PIN you could continue using the app and the sync was in the background. Now the PIN has been enabled, the background sync is negatively affecting the PIN input form UI which is a blocker for the user. I can input the PIN during the sync and then the UI showing my PIN being input ā€˜catches upā€™. This is on an Android mid-range phone. No other app I have exhibits the same behaviour. Should be easily reproducible. ---
**Author:** ![Bibi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3e96dc/32.png) [@Bibi](https://community.trading212.com/u/Bibi)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2025, 8:16am UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019/42 "2025-10-13T08:16:45Z")
@KrisG Same date for Android : the update containing the change does not seem available yet. [Previous page](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.trading212.com/t/6-digits-security-code-to-enter-constantly-i-cannot-disable-it/88019.md?page=3)