# 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).