[Cupprum]

I have a feeling that user testing just gets completely avoided.

One thing which bugs me since the last redesign of the horrible apple photos app, is that they changed its order of showing picture?!

After going on a trip, i like creating a album and sharing it with my family, I also put there some comments, and try to turn it into a story. I believe this is what an album is supposed to do, tell a story.

Therefore rendering the pictures by default from oldest picture to the newest one is very important.

This however did not fit properly into the new design of the Photos app, as they changed it to `Date added`.

Whatever that means, at the end of the day, it starts showing pictures from the newest one, to the oldest one. Which means it’s the opposite way. Think about watching a movie backwards…

[DaanDL]

Sharing albums is also a huge pain. Inviting new members doesn't work half of the time.

[sureIy]

Man every time I read someone complaining about the new photos app it feels like they never even tried looking for a solution. "It changed, so it's broken."

1. Open shared album

2. Tap "Sort" button in the bottom left corner

3. Select "Sort by oldest first"

I don't know if they could have done it any simpler than this.

[Cupprum]

Yes i do that :) but now i also need to tell that to my family constantly. Its not like you need to change it once, you need to change it for every single album

[sureIy]

Two taps per album. Absolute downgrade. 1-star.

The reality is that the new default order does make sense for albums you keep adding to.

- I added photos to the album

- Where? I don't see them

- idk, scroll somewhere in the middle, they're from 2019 and 2023