Safari tops mobile browser usability study, followed by stock Android, Opera, Chrome, IE

A new study has found Safari is the most reliable mobile browser, followed by the stock Android browser, Chrome, Opera, and then Internet Explorer. Nevertheless, all five have their persistent issues: Safari and Chrome users long for Flash support, Opera and IE fans struggle with viewing pages correctly, and those stuck with the stock Android browser still experience random crashes.

The results are based on troubleshooting requests (61,582 combined problems) posted by consumers through Fixya the Q&A site for finding repair solutions.

The results come from a year-long study (September 2012 to September 2013) performed by Fixya, which has 30 million monthly users across its product Q&A site and iOS app.