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Photo Order/Sort

Hello!


I am beyond frustrated because every time I go into my photo albums and move photos around in order to put them in a certain order, the photo(s) will move but then messes up the previous orders I had just worked on.


I have done custom sort, I have cleared the app, and I have done a hard reboot. It still happens and it’s just beyond frustrating. It is almost like watching a phantom user go back in and rearrange all the work you just did.


Has anyone come across this and what can be done to fix this? I’m about to throw my device….


Thanks!

iPad Pro 12.9-inch Wi-Fi

Posted on May 23, 2022 8:29 PM

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Posted on May 24, 2022 1:04 AM

Where are you trying to sort the photos? In an album you created? In a shared album?

You can only sort the photos manually in an album you created, as described here: Filter and sort photos in an album on iPad – Apple Support (UK)

You may want to check, if a filter is applied to the album, it might hide some photos, and mess up the sorting.


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May 24, 2022 1:04 AM in response to AZAppleGirl7

Where are you trying to sort the photos? In an album you created? In a shared album?

You can only sort the photos manually in an album you created, as described here: Filter and sort photos in an album on iPad – Apple Support (UK)

You may want to check, if a filter is applied to the album, it might hide some photos, and mess up the sorting.


May 24, 2022 6:31 PM in response to Yer_Man

Good evening, Yer_Man! I responded to your message this morning, but since I only responded with “an iPad,” I received a violation notice from Apple who stated that they were removing my comment because it was not a question or was off-topic.


So, I am going to try and answer this differently. The issue I am experiencing is a glitch through the photos app on my iPad. I found multiple articles about glitches related to sorting by date. However, I am having a hard time with this specific issue.


Any assistance or suggestions would be appreciated and welcomed!


Thank you!

Photo Order/Sort

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