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How do Album names sort in the Photos Application, iCloud and on iPhone? I have seen many conflicting explanations, different versions of the same app work differently on different devices. please explain. I can not understand how these work, and what logic is used. I am a decades long user, and fan of Apple however, this sort of album names is confusing, and frustrating to say the least. Thanks
The sorting of albums is indeed different on the different devices, and also depending on the system version. And it it will also depend on the system versions, if the sorting of albums will sync between devices with iCloud Photos. And even if the list of albums has been sorted, it will not be guaranteed, that the sorting will persist, when we try to access the albums using the media browser from within an application. There is no logic behind it.
Sorting the list of albums is just not well supported.
if we want a quick and easy access to our albums, it is much better to structure the list of albums with folders and subfolders and subsubfolders. The folders will sync with iCloud Photos to all devices and will also appear in the media Browser, when we want to find a photo. With a few clicks onto the enclosing folders I can quickly find any album, even if the list is not sorted by name. I just have to keep the lists of subfolders and albums inside the folders very short.
On my Mac my albums are looking like this in the sidebar, for example - and I am finding the same folders and subfolders on all my other devices, also at www.icloud.com: I have roughly 800 albums, but they do not need to be sorted by name, because they are organised by folders and subfolders and I can collapse most folders and expand only the subfolder I currently need, using the disclosure triangles.
The sorting of albums is indeed different on the different devices, and also depending on the system version. And it it will also depend on the system versions, if the sorting of albums will sync between devices with iCloud Photos. And even if the list of albums has been sorted, it will not be guaranteed, that the sorting will persist, when we try to access the albums using the media browser from within an application. There is no logic behind it.
Sorting the list of albums is just not well supported.
if we want a quick and easy access to our albums, it is much better to structure the list of albums with folders and subfolders and subsubfolders. The folders will sync with iCloud Photos to all devices and will also appear in the media Browser, when we want to find a photo. With a few clicks onto the enclosing folders I can quickly find any album, even if the list is not sorted by name. I just have to keep the lists of subfolders and albums inside the folders very short.
On my Mac my albums are looking like this in the sidebar, for example - and I am finding the same folders and subfolders on all my other devices, also at www.icloud.com: I have roughly 800 albums, but they do not need to be sorted by name, because they are organised by folders and subfolders and I can collapse most folders and expand only the subfolder I currently need, using the disclosure triangles.
How do Album names sort in the Photos Application, iCloud and on iPhone?
