Sort photo albums alphabetically on iPhone/iPad

It’s appears that this feature has been requested many times over the years. It is a major headache trying to add photos to a long list of photo albums that are in no particular order.


DEVELOPERS: Any ETA on accomplishing this (seemingly) basic task?

iPad mini (5th generation)

Posted on Jun 10, 2023 05:37 AM

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Jun 11, 2023 02:36 PM in response to Gavilon

We are all Apple users, like yourself, in this community.


If you wish you can send feedback to Apple. They will likely not reply, yet your feedback will reach those who work behind-the-scenes at Apple, and who can make changes to the Photos software. If others are also requesting this feature, we may see it addressed in a future update.


Web-form for feedback:

Feedback - Photos - Apple

Jun 10, 2023 10:34 PM in response to Gavilon

Hi Gavilon

welcome to the Apple (user-to-user) Community.


Re: Sort photo albums alphabetically on iPhone/iPad


Thank you for posting your question to the Community.

Likely no-one in the community here knows beforehand what Apple will or will not do.


Although that particular feature has not been introduced for Albums, you can sort Albums into folders.

(Some of us may prefer Albums in Date / Year order, or Holidays, People, Landscapes, Nature, Pets, etc.)

Apple support have articles online that may be helpful.


For iPadOS 16 (or choose your iPadOS version at the top of articles)

How to:

Use photo albums


Edit and organize albums


Filter and sort photos and videos in albums


Merge duplicate photos and videos on iPad – Apple Support


All the best :-)

Jun 11, 2023 03:04 PM in response to Gavilon

Thank you for your reply. Yes, your feedback would be carefully read and logged. (Apple does say it wants people to be happy with its products.)


Your other post on "fix the bug that refuses to post replies" would be best posted as a new discussion, ("Ask the Community" button at the top of this discussion page) if you want the community to discuss that issue.

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Sort photo albums alphabetically on iPhone/iPad

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