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How to Change the Order of Google Photos on Android

This How.com.vn teaches you how to select a new sorting method in a Google Photos album, and edit the order of all your album images, using Android.

Steps

  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Open Google Photos on your Android.
    The Google Photos app looks like a colored pinwheel icon with red, orange, blue, and green curls. You can find it on your Apps menu.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Tap the icon icon.
    This tab is located in the lower-right corner of your screen. It will open a list of all your albums.
  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Tap the album you want to edit.
    This will open a list of all the images in the selected album.
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Tap the ⋮ icon.
    This button is located in the upper-right corner of your screen. It will open a drop-down menu to edit your album.
  5. How.com.vn English: Step 5 Tap Edit album on the menu.
    A blue toolbar will show up at the top of your screen.
  6. How.com.vn English: Step 6 Tap the two-arrows icon on the toolbar.
    This button is located in the upper-right corner of your screen. A menu will slide in from the bottom with all your image sorting options.
  7. How.com.vn English: Step 7 Select a sorting method on the pop-up menu.
    A blue checkmark will appear next to the selected method.
    • Oldest first will order your album’s contents chronologically, and place the oldest image or video at the top.
    • Newest first will order your album reverse-chronologically. You will see the newest image or video at the top.
    • Recently added will determine the date every image and video was added to this album, and list the album’s contents based on it.
  8. How.com.vn English: Step 8 Tap the icon icon at the top-left.
    This will apply the selected sorting method to your album, and list your images and videos in a new order.
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      Article SummaryX

      1. Open Google Photos.
      2. Tap Albums.
      3. Tap an album.
      4. Tap the icon.
      5. Tap Edit album.
      6. Tap two-arrows icon on the top-right.
      7. Select a sorting method.
      8. Tap the tick icon.

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