Filter and sort photos in an album on iPad

You can filter and sort photos and videos in the albums you create in the Photos app . For example, you can filter an album to show only videos, only photos, or photos and videos you marked as favorites. You can also sort photos and videos in an album by newest to oldest, oldest to newest, or in a custom order.

Filter photos and videos in an album

You can filter photos and videos in an album by favorites, edited, photos, and videos.

The Photos sidebar is open on the left side of the screen. Under the My Albums heading, the album titled Amazing India is selected. The rest of the iPad screen is filled with photos from the album and the Filters menu. The Filters menu includes the following options from top to bottom: All Items, Favorites, Edited, Photos, and Videos. Edited and Photos are selected. In the top-right corner of the screen, the Filters button is selected.

Tap , then tap Filters.
Choose how you want to filter the photos and videos in the album, then tap Done.

To remove a filter from an album, tap , tap All Items, then tap Done.

Sort photos in albums

You can sort photos and videos in an album by newest to oldest, or oldest to newest.

The Photos sidebar is open on the left side of the screen. Under the My Albums heading, the album titled Amazing India is selected. The rest of the screen shows photo thumbnails from the album in a grid. In the top-right corner of the screen, the More button is selected and the Sort By options are shown: Custom Order, Oldest to Newest, and Newest to Oldest. Oldest to Newest is selected.

Tap , then tap Sort.
Choose to view by newest first or oldest first.

To move an individual photo, touch and hold the thumbnail, then drag it to a new location.

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Filter and sort photos in an album on iPad

Filter photos and videos in an album

Sort photos in albums