diff --git a/kivy/__init__.py b/kivy/__init__.py
index aa772ffcb..0b6bb8025 100644
--- a/kivy/__init__.py
+++ b/kivy/__init__.py
@@ -369,11 +369,11 @@ if not environ.get('KIVY_DOC_INCLUDE'):
         Logger.info('Core: Kivy configuration saved.')
         sys.exit(0)
 
-# android hooks: force fullscreen and add android touch input provider
-if platform() == 'android':
-    from kivy.config import Config
-    Config.set('graphics', 'fullscreen', 'auto')
-    Config.remove_section('input')
-    Config.add_section('input')
-    Config.set('input', 'androidtouch', 'android')
+    # android hooks: force fullscreen and add android touch input provider
+    if platform() == 'android':
+        from kivy.config import Config
+        Config.set('graphics', 'fullscreen', 'auto')
+        Config.remove_section('input')
+        Config.add_section('input')
+        Config.set('input', 'androidtouch', 'android')
 
diff --git a/kivy/utils.py b/kivy/utils.py
index 1130db85c..0b11531f4 100644
--- a/kivy/utils.py
+++ b/kivy/utils.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ __all__ = ('intersection', 'difference', 'strtotuple',
            'interpolate', 'OrderedDict', 'QueryDict',
            'platform', 'escape_markup', 'reify')
 
+from os import environ
 from sys import platform as _sys_platform
 from re import match, split
 from UserDict import DictMixin
@@ -332,11 +333,9 @@ def platform():
     global _platform_ios, _platform_android
 
     if _platform_android is None:
-        try:
-            import android
-            _platform_android = True
-        except ImportError:
-            _platform_android = False
+        # ANDROID_ARGUMENT and ANDROID_PRIVATE are 2 environment variables from
+        # python-for-android project
+        _platform_android = 'ANDROID_ARGUMENT' in environ
 
     if _platform_ios is None:
         # TODO implement ios support here