Can't go over 6 password attempts

Long story short.... GF found pics of other ladies(don’t judge me please), changed password without even looking at what she was typing in order to force me to delete all my data (at least the stuff that I didn’t backed up) after 10 attempts.... Now when I try to get the 10 attempts it gets stuck in the 6th attempt. I have tried many times but still won’t go over the 6th attempt. How can I reset the phone? HELP PLEASE!

furia wrote:
Long story short.... GF found pics of other ladies(don’t judge me please), changed password without even looking at what she was typing in order to force me to delete all my data (at least the stuff that I didn’t backed up) after 10 attempts.... Now when I try to get the 10 attempts it gets stuck in the 6th attempt. I have tried many times but still won’t go over the 6th attempt. How can I reset the phone? HELP PLEASE!
She must have been furia-ous
Try pulling the battery.

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