Android is an operating system based on Linux. Android isn’t a distribution of GNU+Linux. There is no “Linux Operating System”.

Does Android use Linux?

Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

Is Android based on Unix?

Android is based off of Linux which was modeled off of Unix, which is no longer an OS but an Industry Standard.