🛠️Utilities (Extras)
Cross-platform utilities for app store navigation and system settings access
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.
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
Setup - Enable utilities and configure app store IDs
Usage - Store pages, application settings, and age compliance APIs
Testing - 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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