topic Re: Playlist sorting in Folders does not work in Content Questions

Playlist sorting in Folders does not work

nicolasb — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:46:31 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

Device

Samsung Galaxy

Operating Syst

Android Oreo, Windows 10

My Question or Issue

Playlist in playlist folders can not be sorted any longer on my Android devices. In Soptify for windows i can at least drag and drop them to have a user defined postion, but on my Android devices the order never changes.

Any help is welcome

Regards

Nicolas

Re: Playlist sorting in Folders does not work

Jeremy — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 07:42:41 GMT

Hi there @nicolasb,

Thank you for reaching out to the Community.

You should be able to sort your folders if you click the three dot menu.

If you can't see it, can you provide us a screenshot from your three dot menu so that we can have a closer look directly from your end?

We'll keep an eye out for your reply.

Cheers!

Re: Playlist sorting in Folders does not work

nicolasb — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 15:24:58 GMT

Hi,

thank you for your quick answer....

But which three dot menu you mean?

Screenshot_1.jpg shows the interface on Android - here the order is "Alphabetic" which is true for all playlists in the root folder.

Screenshot_2.jpg show the folder wiht playlist.... but not in an alphabetic order.

Under Window there is no three dot menu any more... only a selector for "alphabetic" order like shown in Screenshot_3.png.

Re: Playlist sorting in Folders does not work

Eni — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:44:39 GMT

Hi @nicolasb,

Thanks for getting back in touch and for sending us this info.

We can confirm that currently it's not possible to sort playlists inside a folder in the mobile app.

We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us and will make sure to pass it on to the right folks, as we always strive to improve your experience.

If anything else comes up, the Community will be here.

Re: Playlist sorting in Folders does not work

nicolasb — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:29:46 GMT

That seams to be an issue for the windows client too.

A few weeks ago - where there was a three dot menu, sorting works as expected.

Is there a way to downgrade to a former version of spotify on windows and android?

Thanks

Nicolas

Re: Playlist sorting in Folders does not work

Jeremy — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:13:55 GMT

Hi there @nicolasb,

Thank you for your reply.

You should be able to drag your playlist in a folder to sort them. If you can't - can you provide us a screen recording so that we can have a closer look directly from your end?

There's not possible to revert to an older version if Spotify.

We'll keep an eye out for your reply.

Cheers!

Re: Playlist sorting in Folders does not work

nicolasb — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:28:00 GMT

It seams to work now with version 8.6.36.1070

Thanks for your help.

Re: Playlist sorting in Folders does not work

Novy — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:38:16 GMT

Hey @nicolasb,

Thanks for keeping us in the loop.

We're glad to hear that things are now working for you.

If anything else comes up, the Community will be here.

Take care.

Re: Playlist sorting in Folders does not work

Cadzilla — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:33:36 GMT

Hello,

I have been having issues for a very long time in not being able to sort playlists in playlist folders. This issue is present in both my mobile and desktop versions of the app. I understand that one solution may be in the "3 dots" function; I have attached two pictures (one of my mobile app and one of my desktop app) showing that I have no such function available. The sorting function remains stuck, it seems, on "last played." I have almost 200 playlists... I need an alphabetical function!! There's no way I can be the only heavy user who has experienced this?!?

I've seen a response in this email thread where a moderator confirmed "it's not currently possible to sort playlists in a playlist folder in the mobile app." But I cannot sort it in the desktop app, either...

Spotify, PLEASE HELP!

Re: Playlist sorting in Folders does not work

MafeG — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 17:11:42 GMT

Hi @Cadzilla,

Thank you for posting on the Community!

It's correct that at the moment it's not possible to sort playlists inside a folder.

However, since this could benefit several users you can submit an idea requesting a feature that allows you to manually sort your playlists organized inside folders.

In this article you can find the steps to submit it. We always take new ideas and feedback into consideration to improve the app. Here you can read more on how ideas work.

Hope this helps.

Re: Playlist sorting in Folders does not work

Cadzilla — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 16:45:14 GMT

This does not help. Many users have already brought up this deficiency MONTHS AGO. How the f*ck do you not have the ability to sort playlists in folders?! Downright PRIMITIVE user experience for your heavy users... iTunes is calling... !!!