diff --git a/.idea/codeStyles/Project.xml b/.idea/codeStyles/Project.xml
index ec9393b3a..1e51fb58b 100644
--- a/.idea/codeStyles/Project.xml
+++ b/.idea/codeStyles/Project.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <component name="ProjectCodeStyleConfiguration">
   <code_scheme name="Project" version="173">
-    <option name="USE_SAME_INDENTS" value="true" />
-    <option name="IGNORE_SAME_INDENTS_FOR_LANGUAGES" value="true" />
     <option name="OTHER_INDENT_OPTIONS">
       <value>
         <option name="INDENT_SIZE" value="2" />
@@ -34,25 +32,8 @@
       <option name="JD_PRESERVE_LINE_FEEDS" value="true" />
     </JavaCodeStyleSettings>
     <JetCodeStyleSettings>
-      <option name="PACKAGES_TO_USE_STAR_IMPORTS">
-        <value />
-      </option>
-      <option name="PACKAGES_IMPORT_LAYOUT">
-        <value>
-          <package name="" alias="false" withSubpackages="true" />
-          <package name="java" alias="false" withSubpackages="true" />
-          <package name="javax" alias="false" withSubpackages="true" />
-          <package name="kotlin" alias="false" withSubpackages="true" />
-          <package name="" alias="true" withSubpackages="true" />
-        </value>
-      </option>
-      <option name="NAME_COUNT_TO_USE_STAR_IMPORT" value="2147483647" />
-      <option name="NAME_COUNT_TO_USE_STAR_IMPORT_FOR_MEMBERS" value="2147483647" />
       <option name="CODE_STYLE_DEFAULTS" value="KOTLIN_OFFICIAL" />
     </JetCodeStyleSettings>
-    <XML>
-      <option name="XML_LEGACY_SETTINGS_IMPORTED" value="true" />
-    </XML>
     <ADDITIONAL_INDENT_OPTIONS fileType="php">
       <option name="INDENT_SIZE" value="2" />
       <option name="CONTINUATION_INDENT_SIZE" value="4" />
@@ -333,4 +314,4 @@
       </indentOptions>
     </codeStyleSettings>
   </code_scheme>
-</component>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/dao/PageHistoryRoomDao.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/dao/PageHistoryRoomDao.kt
index afe290bfa..d5d3b93a9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/dao/PageHistoryRoomDao.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/dao/PageHistoryRoomDao.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ abstract class PageHistoryRoomDao {
   @Insert
   abstract fun insertPageHistoryItem(pageHistoryRoomEntity: PageHistoryRoomEntity)
 
-  @Query("SELECT * FROM PageHistoryRoomEntity ORDER BY isForward ASC,timestamp DESC")
+  @Query("SELECT * FROM PageHistoryRoomEntity ORDER BY isForward ASC,timestamp ASC")
   abstract fun getAllPageHistory(): Flowable<List<PageHistoryRoomEntity>>
 
   @Query("Delete from PageHistoryRoomEntity")
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreReaderFragment.kt b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreReaderFragment.kt
index 82ab05c7a..4a9db790d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreReaderFragment.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/core/main/CoreReaderFragment.kt
@@ -1977,26 +1977,57 @@ abstract class CoreReaderFragment :
   private fun loadWebViewHistory(pageHistory: List<PageHistoryItem>) {
     val backStack = pageHistory.filter { !it.isForward }
     val forwardStack = pageHistory.filter(PageHistoryItem::isForward)
-    activity.toast("${pageHistory.size}   ${backStack.size}", Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
-    val currentPage = getCurrentWebView()?.copyBackForwardList()?.currentItem?.url
+    val currentWebView = getCurrentWebView() ?: return
+    val currentPageUrl = currentWebView.copyBackForwardList().currentItem?.url
 
-    // Now, restore the back and forward history manually
-    // First restore back history
-    backStack.indices.reversed()
-      .asSequence()
-      .map { backStack[it] }
-      .forEach { url -> loadUrlWithCurrentWebview(url.pageUrl) }
+    // If backStack and forwardStack are empty, return
+    if (backStack.isEmpty() && forwardStack.isEmpty()) {
+      return
+    }
 
-    loadUrlWithCurrentWebview(currentPage)
+    // Debug info: Toast to check the size of back and forward stack
+    activity.toast(
+      "${pageHistory.size} items loaded. Back stack size: ${backStack.size}",
+      Toast.LENGTH_LONG
+    )
 
-    forwardStack.indices.reversed()
-      .asSequence()
-      .map { forwardStack[it] }
-      .forEach { url -> loadUrlWithCurrentWebview(url.pageUrl) }
+    if (backStack.isNotEmpty()) {
+      // Step 1: Load the first item immediately (0th index)
+      currentWebView.loadUrl(backStack[0].pageUrl)
+    }
 
-    repeat(
-      forwardStack.indices.count()
-    ) { getCurrentWebView()?.goBack() }
+    currentWebView.postDelayed({
+      // Step 2: Clear WebView history after loading the first page
+      currentWebView.clearHistory()
+
+      // Step 3: Load the remaining items from the backStack (starting from index 1)
+      backStack.drop(1).forEachIndexed { index, page ->
+        currentWebView.postDelayed({
+          currentWebView.loadUrl(page.pageUrl)
+        }, index * 500L) // Delay to load each page sequentially
+      }
+
+      // Step 4: After loading the back stack, load the current page
+      currentWebView.postDelayed({
+        currentPageUrl?.let(::loadUrlWithCurrentWebview)
+      }, backStack.size * 500L)
+
+      // Step 5: Load forward stack URLs sequentially
+      currentWebView.postDelayed({
+        forwardStack.forEachIndexed { index, page ->
+          currentWebView.postDelayed({
+            currentWebView.loadUrl(page.pageUrl)
+          }, index * 500L) // Delay for loading forward stack
+        }
+
+        // Step 6: After loading forward stack, go back to the current page
+        currentWebView.postDelayed({
+          repeat(forwardStack.size) {
+            currentWebView.goBack()
+          }
+        }, forwardStack.size * 500L) // Delay based on forward stack size
+      }, (backStack.size + 1) * 500L) // Delay based on the back stack size
+    }, 500L) // Initial delay to allow the first page to load
   }
 
   override fun onDataFetched(pageHistory: List<PageHistoryItem>) {
@@ -2009,9 +2040,9 @@ abstract class CoreReaderFragment :
 
   override fun onResume() {
     super.onResume()
+    repositoryActions?.loadPageHistory(this)
     updateBottomToolbarVisibility()
     updateNightMode()
-    repositoryActions?.loadPageHistory(this)
     if (tts == null) {
       setUpTTS()
     }