Is there a way to sort photos in the gallery by recently added and not by the date of photos taken?
I'm having this issue when I download old photos from Google Photos they go to an unknown location.
I want to download my photo and use it directly I don't need it sorted by the date taken because it's impossible to find it like that.
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iPhone 15, iOS 18
Library, Recents, and the others like them are special pre-set ways to view your pictures. The "LIbrary" view shows all the pictures in your Library in the order your pictures were taken. The "Recents" view shows all the pictures in your Library in the order they were added to the Library-- not necessarily in the order they were taken. This can't be changed. These albums always provide the same view so that, when something goes wrong or seems off, you (and we) can depend on them always showing the same thing, and there's no chance that someone snuck in and changed the order or removed pictures.
The date the picture was taken is stored in a picture's metadata. If you get the picture from somewhere other than your camera, it's possible that date was erased or changed. Photos never changes that capture date, but other photo systems might. Sometimes they erase the data to preserve privacy. If the capture date is changed, then it will be hard to find. If pictures keep the original capture date, then that's the order they are seen in the Library view. You might need to check with Google to find out exactly what they do. And it could change.
As I said, the "Recents" view shows all the pictures in your Library in the order they were added to the Library. But this can also be confusing, because if you import a whole batch of pictures into Photos, the order they're received may not be what you think. Photos uses multiple paths, so the first one in is not necessarily the first one out.
You can make your own albums and sort those. Try using a search to get the pictures you want. You can search for all the pictures from July 4, 2024, for instance, and put them in your own album. But, if the capture date has been changed, that won't work. But you may be able to search for "Fireworks," maybe, and get lots of the same pictures.
Good luck.
Library, Recents, and the others like them are special pre-set ways to view your pictures. The "LIbrary" view shows all the pictures in your Library in the order your pictures were taken. The "Recents" view shows all the pictures in your Library in the order they were added to the Library-- not necessarily in the order they were taken. This can't be changed. These albums always provide the same view so that, when something goes wrong or seems off, you (and we) can depend on them always showing the same thing, and there's no chance that someone snuck in and changed the order or removed pictures.
The date the picture was taken is stored in a picture's metadata. If you get the picture from somewhere other than your camera, it's possible that date was erased or changed. Photos never changes that capture date, but other photo systems might. Sometimes they erase the data to preserve privacy. If the capture date is changed, then it will be hard to find. If pictures keep the original capture date, then that's the order they are seen in the Library view. You might need to check with Google to find out exactly what they do. And it could change.
As I said, the "Recents" view shows all the pictures in your Library in the order they were added to the Library. But this can also be confusing, because if you import a whole batch of pictures into Photos, the order they're received may not be what you think. Photos uses multiple paths, so the first one in is not necessarily the first one out.
You can make your own albums and sort those. Try using a search to get the pictures you want. You can search for all the pictures from July 4, 2024, for instance, and put them in your own album. But, if the capture date has been changed, that won't work. But you may be able to search for "Fireworks," maybe, and get lots of the same pictures.
Good luck.
LoneLeon wrote: What last two images? Downloaded ones from Google photos?
I was referring to your statement, "But when I download it it doesn't appear as a last picture" So the last picture and the one before that.
Perhaps you didn't read my response to "Is there a way to sort photos in the gallery by recently added and not by the date of photos taken?"
As I said, the "Recents" view shows all the pictures in your Library in the order they were added to the Library. But this can also be confusing, because if you import a whole batch of pictures into Photos, the order they're received may not be what you think. Photos uses multiple paths, so the first one in is not necessarily the first one out.
So, if you add them one at a time, then they will be in order of input. A batch of pictures will be all together, but not necessarily in the order they started in.
Google pictures have metadata kept. But when I download it it doesn't appear as a last picture. (aka most recent)
What's in the Info Window of these last two images?
What last two images? Downloaded ones from Google photos?
Is there a way to sort photos in the gallery by recently added and not by the date of photos taken?
