@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... Android is not a Linux distro because it can't run the mainline kernel without a huge amount of patches so it is a fork that gets rebased on every new LTS version. But this is such a useless discussion and I really don't get it why you start it that often.
And even if you say the amount of patches and re-branding involved does not fit your definition of fork that is still a useless/annoying discussion because people know what is meant.