The recovery key is for password reset and not to disable 2FA

[kaizokan]

Just a reminder for others that the Ente recovery key is for resetting the password and not for disabling 2FA like some other services do. It is always good to remember which recovery key does what when using different services because they are both called recovery keys but do not always work the same.

https://help.ente.io/photos/faq/security-and-privacy#what-happens-if-i-forget-my-password

The help page above seems to be for Ente Photos but it is the same for Ente Auth (the password part at least) because the same account is used. It is is also mentioned in the app what the recovery code is for.