Don't go for the more niche distro's. The majority of them are based off of another (better supported, more stable) distro with slight changes in configuration

Don't go for the more niche distro's. The majority of them are based off of another (better supported, more stable) distro with slight changes in configuration that don't matter most of the time. Linux Mint is probably the only exception I'd make to this rule, because they have been around for long enough and have proven themselves to be stable. I am not familiar with the Android development ecosystem, so if you are in need of relatively recent packages (<1 year old) the most suitable distros would be rolling release distros like OpenSUSE Tumbleweed and Arch (although that one requires quite a bit of setup). Stay away from Manjaro and Pop as they have a history of breaking packages, and in the case of Pop not contributing upstream and causing drama.