YouTube Music playlists are getting new sorting options, and it’s about time
YouTube Music is introducing new sorting options for playlists, allowing users to sort by Title, Artist, and Album. This update comes after a long wait of nearly a decade for such features. The new sorting options are being rolled out gradually and are not tied to a specific app version.
- ▪YouTube Music is rolling out new sorting options for playlists.
- ▪Users can now sort playlists by Title, Artist, and Album.
- ▪The update is being rolled out server-side and is not linked to a specific app version.
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If you have ever scrolled through a YouTube Music playlist wishing you could just sort it alphabetically, we have some good news! YouTube Music is rolling out new sorting options for playlists, and yes, it has only taken about a decade. As first spotted by PiunikaWeb, users are now seeing three new sorting options: Title, Artist, and Album, in addition to the four existing options: Manual, Top Voted, Newest First, and Oldest First. New sorting options for YouTube Music are still rolling out Reddit The new options were first spotted by a Reddit user running YouTube Music version 9.20.52 on Android. However, this appears to be a server-side rollout, meaning the update is not tied to a specific app version.
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