Sorting photo albums on IPhone 12

We have way too many albums to sort by hand. We need to return to an automated sorting according to Album Name or by Date. When Apple took this away, it messed up our organization and takes longer to find a specific album.

Hi wendygal63,

Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities! For the options available to sort your albums, the steps below can help:

Organize and find your photos on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Manage your albums

To change the name of an album:

1. Go to the album and tap the More button .

2. Tap Rename Album.

3. Change the name, then tap Save.

To rearrange your albums:

1. Go to Albums, tap See All, then tap Edit.

2. Touch and hold an album and drag it anywhere you want.

3. Tap Done.

With iOS 14 and later, you can also sort the photos within your albums. Here's how:

1. Go to an album, then tap the More button .

2. Tap Sort, then choose a sorting option, like Custom Order, Oldest to Newest, or Newest to Oldest.

Hope this helps!

Have a great day.

Thank you!