# Utilities Platform detection and Android context helpers. These are the lowest layer the rest of the package builds on; you usually only need them if you are writing your own native handler or interop code. ::: pythonnative.utils options: show_root_heading: false show_root_toc_entry: false members_order: source filters: ["!^_"] ## Next steps - Read about the broader runtime in [Architecture](../concepts/architecture.md).