Sorting/displaying playlists

It must be here somewhere, but I can't see how to sort my playlists in alphabetical order by artist or album.

Just figured it out...

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  • Is there a way to sort a playlist on my iPhone alphabetically by Artist?

    Is there a way to sort a playlist on my iPhone alphabetically by Artist?  I can do it when I view the playlist through iTunes on my computer, but when I view it on my iPhone's iPod, it is sorted by the date the songs were added.  I add the songs through iTunes, and I can sort it by Artist with no problem in the iTunes window.  However, when I look at the playlist through the iPod on my iPhone, the new songs are down at the bottom, no matter who the Artist is.
    If it matters I am running iOS 4.3.10 on an iPhone 4 and I have iTunes 10.4.0.80 on my computer.
    Thanks.

    Ottonomy, here's what to do.
    Connect your iPhone to your computer and open the iPhone's playlist in an iTunes window. Copy/Paste the entire playlist into a new(!) playlist in iTunes, not on your iPhone. Then resort the playlist. After you sort it, Copy/Paste it to a new(!) playlist on your iPhone. Now delete the old playlist on your iPhone and rename the new playlist the name you want it to be (probably the same name as the old playlist).
    The downside to this method is that you have to do it every time you add a song to the playlist. Unfortunately, I don't think there's another way.

  • IPod Touch doesn't display playlists in ascending ASCII order, why /  It shows up in correct ASCII order in iTunes Devices listing?

    My iPod Touch doesn't display playlists in ascending ASCII order, why /  It shows up in correct ASCII order in iTunes Devices listing?

    Any suggestions? Anyone?
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  • Is it possible to sort a playlist alphabetically...

    Is it possible to sort a PLAYLIST or ARTIST songlist alphabetically in itunes and retain that order on ipod (Classic)? Some of my playlists or artist's songlists have literally hundreds of songs and it is cumbersome to try to locate a particular song when using the ipod. I realize that the songs are alphabetized under the song category but I would like them alphabetized by song in a particular playlist or artist songlist for ease of access. Is this possible and, if so, how do I do it? Thanks in advance

    Anyone? I agree with @sully1961 – I have a playlist for "4 & 5 star" tracks and sometimes would like to listen to a specific track followed by other 4 & 5 star rated tracks. As it is now, they sort by album and I can never find what I'm looking for. I swear in the past the sort order was maintained from the sort order in iTunes – am I mistaken?

  • IPod (Mini) refuse to sort smart playlists

    Hello helpful ones.
    I've got a rather annoying problem. I have a few smart playlists on my iPod Mini, like most people. I've set my iTunes to NOT autosync with the iPod. This is because the iPod does not have enough storage space for this feature.
    Anyway, take the "recently added"-playlist for example. I've set it up to return the 50 newest songs, and sort them by their title/name. Whenever I drag-n-drop a new file onto the iPod, it appears in the playlist but allways ends up at the bottom. The iPod is totally disregarding my sorting instructions.
    Playlist details, roughly translated from Norwegian:
    Match the following criteria:
    <Date added> <is in the last> <3> <months>
    Limit to <50> <songs> selected/sorted by <most recently added>
    <auto update>
    iTunes on the other hand, sorts the playlist just fine. I seems like iTunes won't bother to update the playlist on the iPod, for some reason (I guess this is how it works, as it seems that the iPod itself aren't capable of much database handling).
    I'm using an iPod Mini with firmware version 1.4 (all though it seems like this problem has been there with previous versions, but I can't really remember) and iTunes version 6.0.1.3 (Norwegian).
    Does anyone have a clue what I'm doing wrong, or why my iPod is acting up?
    Thanks for taking the time to read this

    I read most of that thread before posting my question. It seems like the problems mentioned in that scenario gets solved when connecting the iPod to a computer.
    That's what I can't understand here. When browsing the playlist on the iPod from within iTunes, everything seems updated and ok. But when I'm accessing the same playlist on the iPod itself after disconnecting it from the computer, the newly added songs just gets appended to the bottom of the list. I.e. no sorting of titles.
    Just for the record, I completly restored both the iPod firmware (erasing everything) and the iTunes installation on my computer. I also reinstalled the ipodservice-thing that runs when you connect the device.

  • Sorting Video Playlists

    I hope I'm not missing something obvious here.
    Whenever I create a video playlist, and add to it, the iPod always shows the contents of the playlist in reverse alphabetical order.
    Is there a way to have the iPod sort video playlist contents alphabetically?

    Guy's we are speculating.
    Clearly this is software version 1.0 and improvements will come in time, if you have any requests you should send them to feedback, Apple are happy to receive feedback, for example I'm not convinced the menu listings are as good as they could be but I'm glad Apple didn't rush in and lock us into file listing system without giving us the opportunity to let them know what we felt by feedback.
    As for the bugs ???. I've read more posts than most and apart maybe from the waking from sleep issue, I haven't seen an issue that can be attributed to a bug. Bilbo if you have a problem you should start a post, but remember issues can arise from a number of sources and if someone is unable to help you because they have no knowledge of your equipment and set up, it doesn't mean it's a software bug in the tv or itunes. Surely you realise that there are thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of us out there that have no problems at all.

  • Sorting of playlists

    The single thing I dislike the most about spotify is the sorting of the playlists and songs. The most important is this option:
    ++ You should be able to sort the playlists either (or in combination) 1. alphabetically, 2. size (number of songs) 3. most played ++
    Songs in playlists should also been possible to be sorted in most played order.

    Updated: 2015-08-02Hello and thanks for the feedback!
    Any news regarding this request will be announced in the original idea topic here:
    https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Playlist-sorting-options/idi-p/181
    Please add your kudos and comments there, if you haven't already. ;)

  • Sort a playlist in a special order

    Hello,
    is ther a way to sort a playlist in the following order:
    First: Artist (ascending)
    Second: Title (ascending)
    Third: Duration (Decending)
    How can i achive that ?
    Thanks Matthias

    If only we had access to the SQL engine hiding inside iTunes it would be easy. However sorting 30,000 songs with vbScript would be painfully slow. If you can narrow things down so that you are working with say a few album artists at a time it might be practical. Looking at the iTunes COM SDK I can't seem to find a way to affect the *Play Order* of an existing playlist, however adding tracks to a new playlist in the order that you want should be possible. The script would need to gather the indexes of the selected tracks and the other properties you need for sorting into some kind of array, sort this array, and then construct the new playlist by adding the tracks in the given order. If you are in to writing scripts then you might want to look at my scripts page in case anything there gives you inspiration, otherwise I'll try to have a go at putting something together. SortDateAdded contains a sort method and Unconsolidated has a playlist building routine. It should be possible to automatically "uncheck" all but the longest track with each track name. You could then review the list in case you want to change things.
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  • Contacts sort/display order in groups

    G'day, I am a new user to the Xperia Z1 after several other different brands of smartphone. 
    I have an issue with the way the contacts are displayed in the Groups component. 
    In the full list the contacts are displayed as Last Name, First Name as I have selected.  In the Groups view, all contacts are displayed as First Name Last Name and I cannot find any options for modifying this.
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    Unfortunately it's not supported to change the sort/display option for groups. It will sort by first name, last name. 
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  • Sorting by Playlist

    I am in the process of sorting all my music into playlists. I have about 1200 songs, and about half of them are part of a playlist. The problem is I have lost track of which songs have already been assigned to playlists and which ones haven't. I know you can right-click on a song to see if a song is part of a playlist, but that process will be time consuming. Is there a way I can sort all the music to see which was are not assigned to a playlist??

    David Chartrand wrote:
    Why doesn't iTunes anymore let me manually drag the songs (in a playlist) in the order I want the. You used to be able to just drag the song # and move it up or down. When I try it down, the song just snaps back and stays in placer...
    Make sure that a) Shuffle is turned off, b) you're sorting on the leftmost column (with the numbers in it), and c) it's not a smart playlist.
    And I HAVE NO IDEA WHATSOEVER WHAT the "sorting" Tab is about in the Get-INfo window. The right side lists a bunch of fields....Sort Name....Sort Arist....Sort Album........? No explanation as to what goes into these fields. What are these for? What I am I supposed to type in thes? -- david
    You can use the Sorting fields to tell iTunes how to alphabetize your library without changing how the fields are displayed. If you want Johnny Cash to be sorted by his last name, for instance, enter "Cash Johnny" in the Sort Artist field of those tracks. (You can enter it in one, then control-click the track and use "Apply Sort Fields..." to copy it to the others.)

  • How can I get my Recently Added back to how it was before I reset? Also, is there any way to sort a playlist by the numbering (i.e. 1, 2, 3)?

    Basically, I reset my computer (not rebooted; reset, as in wiped it clean) and backed up all my music. After putting the songs back onto my iPhone, the playlists like My Top Rated and Recently Played were empty, of course. For Recently Added, all of my songs were in there. I imported my playlists and most were back to normal. However, the first 13 songs in my Recently Added were the same as before I reset my computer, which I found really odd, so I figured that they were sorted somehow for that to happen--they had to be. The rest of the songs were all of my other songs.
    Anyways, I can't find a way to get my Recently Added to just have those 13 songs and it's really irritating me. Is there a way??? Yes, I've tried limiting to 13 items. I've also tried sorting by name, and the "most recently/least recently added" options didn't work either. How can I sort it by numbering, as in the actual numbers next to the Artist name???
    Also, notice how the first 13 songs are sorted by Name and after those songs, the rest are sorted by Artist Name. So, I'm thinking this issue is fixable. It's peeving me!

    lil9lovely3 wrote:
    For Recently Added, all of my songs were in there. I imported my playlists and most were back to normal. However, the first 13 songs in my Recently Added were the same as before I reset my computer, which I found really odd, so I figured that they were sorted somehow for that to happen--they had to be. The rest of the songs were all of my other songs.
    A smart playlist like "Recently Added" is based on the date that a track is added to your library.  Since you erased your computer and re-built your library from scratch, all your tracks are considered "recently added" because iTunes assigned a new date to each song as it was re-added to your library.
    Instead of re-building your library from scratch, and re-importing certain playlists you had saved, it might've been better to have simply recovered your "iTunes Library.itl" file.  That is the index that points to where all your song files are, and contains all your playlists, and has properties such as ratings, last played date, and date added.  As long as the native files for your songs are in the same place, you could re-use your "iTunes Library.itl" file if you saved a copy before you erased your computer (always back that file up along with your native files, the .itl file IS your library).
    As far as why the Recently Added playlist starts with 13 particular songs, then proceeds with the rest of all your songs in alphabetic order, it is possible that either you (or iTunes) started adding the songs back with the 13 most recent songs you had previously added to your library before it was erased, and once those were added then things proceeded by artist in alphabetical order.  Not sure, but there's really nothing you can do about that other than replace your .itl file with the original version if you still have it somewhere.

  • How do get my address book to sort/display by Last Name?

    I would like my Thunderbird Address Book to display by Last Name. How can I accomplish this?

    In the Address Book, display the menu, then '''View|Show Name As…'''
    then sort in the usual way.
    http://www.ramsden.org.uk/8_How_to_sort.html

  • Won't display playlists in numerical order

    Hello,
    My iPod won't display my playlists in numerical order. Playlist 1 is listed below number 2 and 3. I've tried dragging it with no success.
    Thanks.

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  • Sorting Smart Playlists

    I have created some folders in iTunes to better manage my content, but I am unable to put my smart playlists in the order I want. I am placing the playlists inside the folder, but iTunes automatically sorts this in alphabetical order by playlist name. Unfortunately, this is not appropriate for what I want to achieve...
    Any suggestions anyone? It doesn't seem I can drag and drop the playlists manually into a suitable order...

    sing digits at the beginning of the playlist name isn't
    appropriate as some of the names actually start with digits already!
    Sorry, but that's the only way - well, you could use characters instead of digits of course. Or split them up into even more folders until the automatic sorting doesn't bug you anymore.
    Alexander.

  • Displaying Playlist on iPod by Artist

    Hi there,
    does anyone know, if it is possible, to display a playlist on my iPod by Artist. As long as I use iPods, they only show the song titles in the playlists. that's awfull if you use a intelligent playlist (example: for the last 3 months) and you have some albums in it. i want to see the titles in the playlist by artist or by albums not by titles ... i wrote this to apple many times, but still this feature seems not to exist.
    thanks for your answers or discussion ...

    ... exactly this is what I want and need ...
    I don't really understand, why this is not allready included in the actuall ipod software updates ... it's so easy ...
    ... i wrote to the apple feedback so many times, but they seem to look more on new features for the new products than to a feature, which would be REALLY usefull ...
    ... you could whatch your whole library by artist, title, album, genre, but a playlist like that seems to be impossible for apple ... it's a bit of shame as it is such a perfect feature ...
    ... i don't need a video pod or anything else, i just want a perfect music ipod and this would be definitely a feature for this ipod ...
    ... anyone you thinks like that and does understand the simple and usefull feature we are talking about should place a message here ...
    thanx!!!

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