diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineView.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineView.kt
index f6166821b2..6c0dce8cca 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineView.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/TimelineView.kt
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ import io.element.android.libraries.testtags.TestTag
 import io.element.android.libraries.testtags.TestTags
 import io.element.android.libraries.testtags.testTag
 import io.element.android.libraries.ui.strings.CommonStrings
-import io.element.android.libraries.ui.utils.a11y.isTalkbackActive
 import io.element.android.wysiwyg.link.Link
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentListOf
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
@@ -165,9 +164,6 @@ fun TimelineView(
     val context = LocalContext.current
     val toastMessage = stringResource(CommonStrings.common_copied_to_clipboard)
     val view = LocalView.current
-    // Disable reverse layout when TalkBack is enabled to avoid incorrect ordering issues seen in the current Compose UI version
-    val useReverseLayout = !isTalkbackActive()
-
     fun inReplyToClick(eventId: EventId) {
         state.eventSink(TimelineEvent.FocusOnEvent(eventId))
     }
@@ -195,7 +191,7 @@ fun TimelineView(
                     .nestedScroll(nestedScrollConnection)
                     .testTag(TestTags.timeline),
                 state = lazyListState,
-                reverseLayout = useReverseLayout,
+                reverseLayout = true,
                 contentPadding = PaddingValues(top = 64.dp, bottom = 8.dp),
             ) {
                 items(
@@ -255,14 +251,12 @@ fun TimelineView(
                 onFocusOnEvent = ::onFocusOnEvent,
             )
 
-            if (useReverseLayout) {
-                FloatingDateBadgeOverlay(
-                    lazyListState = lazyListState,
-                    timelineItems = state.timelineItems,
-                    isLive = state.isLive,
-                    topOffset = floatingDateTopOffset,
-                )
-            }
+            FloatingDateBadgeOverlay(
+                lazyListState = lazyListState,
+                timelineItems = state.timelineItems,
+                isLive = state.isLive,
+                topOffset = floatingDateTopOffset,
+            )
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/FloatingDateBadge.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/FloatingDateBadge.kt
index 996bb07b81..5946798a76 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/FloatingDateBadge.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/FloatingDateBadge.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.snapshotFlow
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.clearAndSetSemantics
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.hideFromAccessibility
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import io.element.android.compound.theme.ElementTheme
@@ -102,7 +104,10 @@ internal fun BoxScope.FloatingDateBadgeOverlay(
         visible = showBadge,
         modifier = Modifier
             .align(Alignment.TopCenter)
-            .padding(top = 8.dp + topOffset),
+            .padding(top = 8.dp + topOffset)
+            .clearAndSetSemantics {
+                hideFromAccessibility()
+            },
         enter = fadeIn(animationSpec = tween(150)),
         exit = fadeOut(animationSpec = tween(300)),
     ) {
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemGroupedEventsRow.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemGroupedEventsRow.kt
index 461b29b472..ed927956df 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemGroupedEventsRow.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/TimelineItemGroupedEventsRow.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import io.element.android.libraries.designsystem.preview.PreviewsDayNight
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.core.EventId
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.timeline.Timeline
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.user.MatrixUser
-import io.element.android.libraries.ui.utils.a11y.isTalkbackActive
 import io.element.android.wysiwyg.link.Link
 
 @Composable
@@ -160,13 +159,7 @@ private fun TimelineItemGroupedEventsRowContent(
         )
         if (isExpanded) {
             Column {
-                timelineItem.events.let {
-                    if (isTalkbackActive()) {
-                        it.reversed()
-                    } else {
-                        it
-                    }
-                }.forEach { subGroupEvent ->
+                timelineItem.events.forEach { subGroupEvent ->
                     TimelineItemRow(
                         timelineMode = timelineMode,
                         timelineItem = subGroupEvent,
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/receipt/TimelineItemReadReceiptView.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/receipt/TimelineItemReadReceiptView.kt
index 3ccf32d422..c9b712eba7 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/receipt/TimelineItemReadReceiptView.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/components/receipt/TimelineItemReadReceiptView.kt
@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@ fun TimelineItemReadReceiptView(
         ReadReceiptsRow(modifier = modifier) {
             ReadReceiptsAvatars(
                 receipts = state.receipts,
-                modifier = Modifier
-                    .clip(RoundedCornerShape(4.dp))
-                    .clickable(onClick = onReadReceiptsClick)
-                    .padding(2.dp)
+                onClick = onReadReceiptsClick,
             )
         }
     } else {
@@ -124,7 +121,8 @@ private fun ReadReceiptsRow(
 @Composable
 private fun ReadReceiptsAvatars(
     receipts: ImmutableList<ReadReceiptData>,
-    modifier: Modifier = Modifier
+    onClick: () -> Unit,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
 ) {
     val avatarSize = AvatarSize.TimelineReadReceipt.dp
     val avatarStrokeSize = 1.dp
@@ -132,6 +130,12 @@ private fun ReadReceiptsAvatars(
     val receiptDescription = computeReceiptDescription(receipts)
     Row(
         modifier = modifier
+            .clip(RoundedCornerShape(4.dp))
+            .clickable(
+                onClick = onClick,
+                onClickLabel = stringResource(id = CommonStrings.a11y_read_receipts_tap_to_show_all_android),
+            )
+            .padding(2.dp)
             .clearAndSetSemantics {
                 testTag = TestTags.messageReadReceipts.value
                 contentDescription = receiptDescription
diff --git a/libraries/ui-strings/src/main/res/values/localazy.xml b/libraries/ui-strings/src/main/res/values/localazy.xml
index 4885c38ef3..82acfd14b3 100644
--- a/libraries/ui-strings/src/main/res/values/localazy.xml
+++ b/libraries/ui-strings/src/main/res/values/localazy.xml
@@ -44,13 +44,14 @@
   <string name="a11y_qr_code">"QR Code"</string>
   <string name="a11y_react_with">"React with %1$s"</string>
   <string name="a11y_react_with_other_emojis">"React with other emojis"</string>
-  <string name="a11y_read_receipts_multiple">"Read by %1$s and %2$s"</string>
+  <string name="a11y_read_receipts_multiple">"Previous message read by %1$s and %2$s"</string>
   <plurals name="a11y_read_receipts_multiple_with_others">
-    <item quantity="one">"Read by %1$s and %2$d other"</item>
-    <item quantity="other">"Read by %1$s and %2$d others"</item>
+    <item quantity="one">"Previous message read by %1$s and %2$d other"</item>
+    <item quantity="other">"Previous message read by %1$s and %2$d others"</item>
   </plurals>
-  <string name="a11y_read_receipts_single">"Read by %1$s"</string>
+  <string name="a11y_read_receipts_single">"Previous message read by %1$s"</string>
   <string name="a11y_read_receipts_tap_to_show_all">"Tap to show all"</string>
+  <string name="a11y_read_receipts_tap_to_show_all_android">"show all read receipts"</string>
   <string name="a11y_remove_reaction">"Remove reaction: %1$s"</string>
   <string name="a11y_remove_reaction_with">"Remove reaction with %1$s"</string>
   <string name="a11y_room_avatar">"Room avatar"</string>