If you want to change the order of videos in your YouTube playlist on your mobile device, it’s easy to do right from the YouTube app. Here is a step-by-step guide to rearranging your YouTube playlist on mobile.
Open the YouTube app
First, open up the YouTube app on your iPhone, Android phone, or tablet. You’ll need to open the specific playlist that you want to reorder.
Tap on the playlist
From your YouTube home screen, tap on the ‘Library’ icon in the bottom navigation bar. This will show you a list of your playlists. Tap on the playlist that you want to reorder to open it.
Tap ‘Edit’
With your playlist open, tap on the 3 dot ‘More’ icon in the top right corner. From the menu that pops up, tap on ‘Edit’. This will put your playlist into edit mode.
Tap and hold on a video
Once in edit mode, you can reorder any video in the playlist. Tap and hold your finger on the video that you want to move. After holding for a brief moment, the video thumbnail will lift up and you’ll be able to drag it.
Drag the video to its new position
While holding your finger down, drag the video thumbnail up or down and place it into its new position in the playlist order. You can move the video anywhere you like in the playlist.
Repeat reordering as needed
Repeat the process of tapping and holding on a video and dragging it to reorder your entire playlist as needed. Move videos up and down until your playlist is arranged how you want it.
Tap ‘Done’
Once you’ve finished reordering your playlist, tap on the ‘Done’ checkmark icon in the top right. This will save your new video order.
Reorder playlist on iPhone
The process is the same whether you are reordering a YouTube playlist on an iPhone or Android. Simply open the YouTube app, tap into a playlist, edit it, and drag videos to reorder them.
Step 1: Open YouTube app
Tap the YouTube app icon on your iPhone’s home screen to launch the app.
Step 2: Go to Library
Tap on the Library icon in the bottom nav bar. This will display your playlists.
Step 3: Tap playlist to open
Tap on the playlist you want to reorder to open it and play the videos.
Step 4: Tap Edit
Tap the More icon and then tap Edit in the top right corner.
Step 5: Hold and drag videos
Hold and drag videos up or down to reorder them within the playlist.
Step 6: Tap Done
Tap Done to save your new playlist order.
Reorder YouTube playlist on Android
It’s just as easy to reorder playlists on Android devices like Samsung, Google Pixel, OnePlus, and more.
Step 1: Open the YouTube app
Launch the YouTube app from your Android home screen.
Step 2: Go to Library
Tap on Library at the bottom of the screen to see your playlists.
Step 3: Tap a playlist
Tap on the playlist you want to edit to open it.
Step 4: Tap Edit
Tap the 3 dot menu and select Edit at the top.
Step 5: Hold and drag videos
Hold, drag and drop videos to reorder them in the playlist.
Step 6: Tap Done
Tap Done to save the new video order.
Save playlist order
When you reorder videos in a playlist and tap Done, your new video order will be saved automatically. You don’t have to do anything else to keep your new custom playlist order.
The next time you access that playlist, it will play in the order you arranged it in. You can always go back and reorder it again at any time as your preferences change.
Reorder multiple playlists
You can use the editing method to reorder as many YouTube playlists as you want on your mobile device. Repeat the steps above to rearrange the order of videos in any other playlists you have.
Rearrange playlists from desktop
If you prefer reordering your YouTube playlists from a computer, you can easily do it from the YouTube website as well.
Simply open YouTube in a desktop web browser, access your playlist, click the Edit button, and drag and drop videos to customize your order. The new arrangement will stay saved across mobile and desktop.
Keep playlists organized
Reordering your YouTube playlists makes it easy to keep your favorite videos organized just the way you like. Over time, your tastes may change, you add or remove videos, or want to showcase certain ones first.
Optimizing playlist order helps you find and watch your favorite videos faster. YouTube makes rearranging as simple as tapping, holding, dragging and dropping on mobile or desktop.
So feel free to tweak all your YouTube playlists to keep them structured how you want. Your custom organization will stay intact across all your devices automatically.
