Sorting Viewing And Filtering Content
The media app gives you options for sorting, viewing, and filtering your content in a media library window.
View content on your storage device
View folders and files stored on your device.
- Tap on the Libraries and Folders content menu ().
- In the Folders, tap on the storage device.
- To filter the type of media displayed, tap the Dropdown Arrow icon () in the navigation bar, and then select the type of content you want to view:
- All
- Videos
- Photos
- Music
- Documents
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Switch between list/thumbnail views
Files can be displayed in a list or with tiled thumbnails.
- In the navigation bar, tap the following icons to toggle your view:
- : List
At times these options may appear in the More menu () in the navigation bar.
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Sort content
Choose the criteria by which files are sorted on the screen.
- Tap the More icon (), and then choose Sort by.
- Select your sort criteria:
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Filter content by media type
Filter the content you see by media type.
- Tap on the Libraries and Folders content menu ().
- In Media Libraries, select one of the following: Moments, Videos, Photos, Music or Documents.
- Additional filter options are available depending on which library is being viewed. Tap the Dropdown Arrow icon () in the navigation bar:
- Videos: Albums, Genres, Years, Home Videos
- Photos: Albums, Date Taken, Slideshows
- Music: Albums, Artists, Genres and Playlists
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Filter to view recent content
Filter the content to view recently added files.
- Tap on the Libraries and Folders content menu (), and then choose Recent.
- To filter the type of recent content displayed, tap the Dropdown Arrow icon () in the navigation bar, and then select the type of recent content you want to view:
- Videos
- Photos
- Music
- Documents
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Filter using selected criteria
Filter and sort content using criteria you've selected.
- Tap on the Libraries and Folders content menu (), and then choose one of the following media libraries: Moments, Videos, Photos, Music or Documents.
- Tap on the More icon () in the navigation bar, and then choose Filter.
- Tap on a metadata category. The categories vary depending on the type of content you're viewing:
- Moments: Camera Make, Camera Model, Creation Date, Extension, Type
- Videos: Camera Make, Camera Model, Creation Date, Extension, Genre, Season, Year
- Photos: Camera Make, Camera Model, Creation Date, Extension, F-stop, Focal Length, Year
- Music: Artist, Extension, Genre, Year
- Documents: Creation Date, Extension, Keywords, Modification Date
- Tap to select filter criteria, and then tap the Confirm icon () in the navigation bar.
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Custom searches
Filter the content by searching files using custom keywords.
- Tap on the Libraries and Folders content menu (), and then choose one of the following media libraries: Moments, Videos, Photos, Music or Documents.
- Tap on the Search icon (). (On devices with smaller screens, you may have to tap the More icon () to see the Search option.)
- Enter a search term, and then tap Search.
- View the results of your search. Tap on a file open it, or tap Cancel to exit search mode.
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