diff --git a/coreapi/presence.c b/coreapi/presence.c
index 8fbad4c78..a14338651 100644
--- a/coreapi/presence.c
+++ b/coreapi/presence.c
@@ -231,8 +231,12 @@ static void presence_person_add_note(LinphonePresencePerson *person, LinphonePre
 	person->notes = ms_list_append(person->notes, note);
 }
 
+static int presence_model_insert_person_by_timestamp(LinphonePresencePerson *current, LinphonePresencePerson *to_insert) {
+	return current->timestamp > to_insert->timestamp;
+}
+
 static void presence_model_add_person(LinphonePresenceModel *model, LinphonePresencePerson *person) {
-	model->persons = ms_list_append(model->persons, person);
+	model->persons = ms_list_insert_sorted(model->persons, linphone_presence_person_ref(person), (MSCompareFunc)presence_model_insert_person_by_timestamp);
 }
 
 static void presence_model_add_note(LinphonePresenceModel *model, LinphonePresenceNote *note) {
@@ -365,8 +369,9 @@ struct _get_activity_st {
 
 static void presence_model_get_activity(const LinphonePresencePerson *person, struct _get_activity_st *st) {
 	unsigned int size = ms_list_size(person->activities);
-	if (st->requested_idx < (st->current_idx + size)) {
+	if ((st->current_idx != (unsigned)-1) && (st->requested_idx < (st->current_idx + size))) {
 		st->activity = (LinphonePresenceActivity *)ms_list_nth_data(person->activities, st->requested_idx - st->current_idx);
+		st->current_idx = (unsigned)-1;
 	} else {
 		st->current_idx += size;
 	}
@@ -660,7 +665,7 @@ LinphonePresencePerson * linphone_presence_model_get_nth_person(const LinphonePr
 
 int linphone_presence_model_add_person(LinphonePresenceModel *model, LinphonePresencePerson *person) {
 	if ((model == NULL) || (person == NULL)) return -1;
-	model->persons = ms_list_append(model->persons, linphone_presence_person_ref(person));
+	presence_model_add_person(model, person);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -674,7 +679,7 @@ int linphone_presence_model_clear_persons(LinphonePresenceModel *model) {
 }
 
 int linphone_presence_model_set_presentity(LinphonePresenceModel *model, const LinphoneAddress *presentity) {
-	
+
 	if (model->presentity) {
 		linphone_address_unref(model->presentity);
 		model->presentity = NULL;
@@ -816,7 +821,8 @@ LinphonePresenceActivity * linphone_presence_person_get_nth_activity(const Linph
 
 int linphone_presence_person_add_activity(LinphonePresencePerson *person, LinphonePresenceActivity *activity) {
 	if ((person == NULL) || (activity == NULL)) return -1;
-	person->activities = ms_list_append(person->activities, linphone_presence_activity_ref(activity));
+	// insert in first position since its the most recent activity!
+	person->activities = ms_list_prepend(person->activities, linphone_presence_activity_ref(activity));
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1376,12 +1382,14 @@ static int process_pidf_xml_presence_persons(xmlparsing_context_t *xml_ctx, Linp
 			else
 				timestamp = parse_timestamp(person_timestamp_str);
 			person = presence_person_new(person_id_str, timestamp);
+
 			if (person != NULL) {
 				err = process_pidf_xml_presence_person_activities(xml_ctx, person, i);
 				if (err == 0) {
 					err = process_pidf_xml_presence_person_notes(xml_ctx, person, i);
 				}
 				if (err == 0) {
+					ms_error("one more at %s: %s", person_timestamp_str, linphone_presence_activity_to_string(person->activities->data));
 					presence_model_add_person(model, person);
 				} else {
 					linphone_presence_person_unref(person);
@@ -1462,7 +1470,7 @@ static LinphonePresenceModel * process_pidf_xml_presence_notification(xmlparsing
 void linphone_core_add_subscriber(LinphoneCore *lc, const char *subscriber, SalOp *op){
 	LinphoneFriend *fl=linphone_core_create_friend_with_address(lc,subscriber);
 	char *tmp;
-	
+
 	if (fl==NULL) return ;
 	fl->lc = lc;
 	linphone_friend_add_incoming_subscription(fl, op);
@@ -1470,11 +1478,11 @@ void linphone_core_add_subscriber(LinphoneCore *lc, const char *subscriber, SalO
 	fl->inc_subscribe_pending=TRUE;
 	/* the newly created "not yet" friend ownership is transfered to the lc->subscribers list*/
 	lc->subscribers=ms_list_append(lc->subscribers,fl);
-	
+
 	tmp = linphone_address_as_string(fl->uri);
 	linphone_core_notify_new_subscription_requested(lc,fl,tmp);
 	ms_free(tmp);
-	
+
 }
 
 void linphone_core_reject_subscriber(LinphoneCore *lc, LinphoneFriend *lf){
@@ -1795,7 +1803,7 @@ char *linphone_presence_model_to_xml(LinphonePresenceModel *model) {
 	int err;
 	char *contact = NULL;
 	char * content = NULL;
-	
+
 	if (model->presentity) {
 		contact = linphone_address_as_string_uri_only(model->presentity);
 	} else {