razetepes
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Q: iOS 10 Music App Sorting

While i have never been exactly impressed with the sort options inside the music app, it seems they have gotten worse with the update.

 

I would like to sort by Album Year under Artist. Is that possible or are we just doing the bare minimum?

iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 10, Music App

Posted on Sep 13, 2016 4:59 PM

by Christopher_E,Apple recommended
Christopher_E Christopher_E
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A:

No, I haven't added the year to the album title or screwed up anything. Albums show with only the title as they should. Sorry if I was not clear.

 

What I've done is to add the year in the sorting option under album info in iTunes. This is an option to refine sorting. It is hidden in the metadata and only seen by iTunes / Music app.

 

It is easily done at the album level in iTunes (not necessary to do for each song individually). Less quickly for a very large collection, obviously…

 

It's a workaround, some effort needed initially sure, but my albums are listed by year as I want. Even in IOS 10.

Posted on Sep 15, 2016 2:22 PM

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  • by lvkeller,

    lvkeller lvkeller Sep 22, 2016 8:13 PM in response to Christopher_E
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    Sep 22, 2016 8:13 PM in response to Christopher_E

    Thank you!! I was about to lose my ****

  • by Sprucex,

    Sprucex Sprucex Sep 22, 2016 9:07 PM in response to razetepes
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    Sep 22, 2016 9:07 PM in response to razetepes

    Very disappointed that this update has reduced the ease of use for this app. Playing music from my library is what I use the most on my iphone. I have one artist with over 90 albums...the new large icons make it difficult to scroll through them now. I am so used to seeing them them grouped by year that the new alphabetic only order is initially anyway very confusing. All the other functions to manage the queue are still there and I have no problrm getting used that...its the disappearance  of options that I hope Apple will address with a future update.

  • by Christopher_E,

    Christopher_E Christopher_E Sep 25, 2016 6:15 AM in response to razetepes
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    Sep 25, 2016 6:15 AM in response to razetepes

    I just want to add, of course Apple needs to put back sorting by year in the Music app. This should not be hard to to. Unfortunately the Music app has been getting worse over time. Oversized graphics and text, and now the sorting is worse to.

     

    My and others "solution" using the album sort field is in iTunes of course not really a solution, only a workaround until (hopefully) Apple fixes this. For those, like me, who desperately want collections by year, and find the effort worthwile. I fully understand if not everyone finds this satisfactor.

     

    In that sense it is unfortunate that Apple recommends my answer without acknowledging that the problem is a removed functionality to begin with. And an unnecessary change at that.

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