# Utilities (Extras)

Essential Kit's Utilities feature provides cross-platform helpers for common mobile operations: opening app store pages, directing users to system settings, and retrieving age compliance signals from the platform. This tutorial shows you how to add these essential capabilities without platform-specific code.

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## What You'll Learn

* Open app store pages for reviews, cross-promotion, and updates
* Direct users to system settings when permissions are denied
* Handle platform-specific app identifiers correctly
* Request age compliance information using platform-provided age signals

## Why Utilities Matters

* **Business impact**: Drive ratings and cross-promote companion apps
* **UX impact**: Help users fix permission issues without confusion and respect age-appropriate content gates
* **Technical impact**: No custom native code for store links or settings access

## Tutorial Roadmap

1. [Setup](https://github.com/voxelbusters/essential-kit-docs/blob/master/tutorials/v3/features/utilities/setup.md) - Enable utilities and configure app store IDs
2. [Usage](/features/utilities/usage.md) - Store pages, application settings, and age compliance APIs
3. [Testing](https://github.com/voxelbusters/essential-kit-docs/blob/master/tutorials/v3/features/utilities/testing.md) - Verify navigation and age compliance flows on both platforms

## Key Use Cases

* Open app store page to encourage ratings and reviews
* Navigate to companion app or DLC listings for cross-promotion
* Guide users to system settings after permission denial
* Direct users to app settings for manual permission grants
* Fetch declared age signals to choose the correct content experience

## Prerequisites

* Unity project with Essential Kit v3 installed
* iOS App Store ID (numeric) or Android package name configured
* Test devices to verify store and settings navigation

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