Kotlin: withContext() vs Async-await

Question

I have been reading kotlin docs, and if I understood correctly the two Kotlin functions work as follows :

1. withContext(context): switches the contex

Answer 1

When in doubt, remember this like a rule of thumb:

1. If multiple tasks have to happen in parallel and final result depends on completion of all of them, then use async.

2. For returning the result of a single task, use withContext.