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.