How to Change the Sort Order in Your Phone's Photo Gallery

Tap your device to see how.

The Photos app sorts by capture date by default. Open 'All Photos' and switch between the Years, Months, and Day views to change how photos are grouped.

In your gallery app's settings, look for a 'Sort by' option to arrange photos by date, name, or other criteria.

Many gallery apps also let you adjust the grid size or how albums are displayed, so you can set up the view exactly the way you like it.

Whether you want to see your newest photos first or scroll back through old memories in order, changing the sort order makes browsing far more comfortable.

Browse your memories in the order you actually want

Sometimes you want your latest photos front and center; other times you want to scroll chronologically from the very beginning. Adjusting the sort order means you are not stuck with whatever default your phone picked.

Sorting is separate from organizing into albums

Changing the sort order only affects the sequence photos appear in β€” it does not move or group them. If you also want to group photos by trip, event, or person, that is a separate organizing step using albums or auto-generated categories.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do videos follow the same sort order as photos?

In most gallery apps, videos and photos are sorted together by the date they were captured.

Can I use a different sort order for each album?

Some gallery apps let you set the sort order separately for the main library and for individual albums, while others apply one setting everywhere.