Let's walk through a real-world scenario: You have an iPhone 12 on iOS 16.5. Apple is still signing 16.5 (you checked ipsw.me). But 3uTools keeps saying "Unable to request SHSH."
Step 1: Extract ECID from 3uTools
Step 2: Open TSS Saver
Step 3: Request Blobs for the Signed Version
Step 4: Download & Verify
Result: You just succeeded where 3uTools failed. No error messages.
If 3uTools still fails, try other tools that handle SHSH differently: i unable to request shsh 3utools fix better
If you have saved SHSH blobs for that unsigned version:
Note: This only works for 64-bit devices (iPhone 5s and later) and usually requires the device to be in DFU mode. If red, stop