This video explains the use of passphrase feature, including use in different 3rd party wallets like Metamask.
Watch carefully before using the feature or in case of issues such as missing the address or zero balance in the wallet.
My question about this is…
Each time I do anything in the wallet it asks me to input my passphrase…
Which is annoying because I prefer to do it on the trezor itself for security reasons.
IS there a way to only have to put in the passphrase once before I’m able to what I need to do?
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I have some BTC in a Trezor T standard wallet; I just learned about HIdden wallets. How can I transfer my BTC from the standard to the hidden wallet?
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same way as any other transaction, take receive address from your hidden wallet and send it there from your standard wallet
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Thanks for the reply @forgi!
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The trezor device does not store passphrases. The operation of sending coins from a hidden wallet requires a private key to sign, and the seed phrase plus passphrase generates a complete private key. That’s why you need to enter the passphrase every time.
If the trezor has a time limit for storing the passphrase, then the passphrase is not the safest choice.
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nice explanation i have been trying to figure this out all day
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Is it possible to connect my Trezor with passphrase to a website to claim some tokens? I know is not safe and I shouldn’t do this but some token I had in my Trezor got hacked and now they want us to connect our wallets to claim. I need to use the same wallet address. As this has a passphrase I can’t just import this wallet I guess. So what should I do? The wallet is empty right now so I don’t really care too much about safety, I just want to claim that stuff and move on.
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Hello, what you’re experiencing is called “loss aversion”, and also possibly “throwing good money after the bad”.
If your token got “hacked”, it’s gone. Sorry for your loss. Do not expose your seed, containing all your other assets, so that you can lose them too. You already know you should not do this.
(if someone wanted to return your tokens, all they need is your address – which, presumably, they already have, seeing as the seed must be “the same address”)
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well then, that would depend on the website.
does it have a Trezor option? if yes, you can connect a Trezor with or without passphrase.
if not, does it have a Metamask option? if yes, you would first connect your Trezor to Metamask, then use Metamask to interact with your website.
if neither of these options, then no.
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Hello, a question, I wanted to ask about the models, some Trezor models are not compatible to create a passphrase or are all the models compatible.
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Hi, all models support passphrase. Only in case of the oldest one (Trezor model One) you have to enter the passphrase in Trezor Suite application. Personally i enter Passhrase only on trusted Trezor device - never on my computer.
Anyway if you have an old device - upgrade. Newer model TS5 has Secure Element chip providing extra layer of protection against physical disassembly of the device. 
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Perfect explanation. Nice👍🏻
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My question about this is…
Each time I do anything in the wallet it asks me to input my passphrase…
Which is annoying because I prefer to do it on the trezor itself for security reasons.
IS there a way to only have to put in the passphrase once before I’m able to what I need to do?
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useful tutorial tty!
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