Sorting multiple playlists by recently added descending instead of ascending

On Apple Music on MacOS, it’s possible to sort the order of your playlists by recently added, ascending (where latest added playlists appear at the top of your list), or descending (where latest added playlists appear at the bottom). However, on iOS, the default for sorting by recently added is to sort by ascending, with no option to sort by descending. Is there any other way to do this? Or a way to just position playlists in a custom order?


NB: This is regarding the order of playlists themselves, NOT the songs within a playlist

Posted on Jun 11, 2023 04:35 AM

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Jan 14, 2024 05:08 PM in response to ShannonM1

This is clearly not what they asked. They want to change the order of the sorting - ie by Title but Z to A instead of A to Z. Or by Recently Added and show either the newest or oldest added playlists. Or by Type, and show user created playlists first instead of saved Apple Music created ones.


SometImes users post on here without checking sources first; that’s a scenario where copy-pasting an Apple guide is useful. But please don’t give people who are searching for an answer to this actual question false hope with a “solution” that doesn’t even apply just for community points.

Jun 13, 2023 10:40 AM in response to henryskinner

Hello henryskinner,


You are able to manage the arrangement of your playlists, as explained at View albums, playlists, and more in Music on iPhone - Apple Support. Per that article:


1. Tap Library, then tap Playlists, Albums, Songs, TV & Movies, or Music Videos.
2. Tap Sort, then choose a sorting method, such as title, artist, recently added, or recently played.


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Apr 18, 2024 10:14 AM in response to ShannonM1

I was forced to switch from Samsung to iPhone. Fortunately, I was able to install most of the features I used on Samsung on iPhone. My only problem is the music sort. I like to use music in local storage, but I want it to be sorted by date modified. We can sort by any feature we want on MacOS Music, but iOS only allows it as (name, last added, artist). Since I uploaded all my music at once, the recently added section is messy and other types of sorting do not work either. All I want is to add the (library > songs > sort button > date modified) option to the ios music application. It's actually a 2-second command job for application developers. please update with new update.

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Sorting multiple playlists by recently added descending instead of ascending

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