diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/app_settings.service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/app_settings.service.dart
index fc08193d11..aa247682a7 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/app_settings.service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/app_settings.service.dart
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ enum AppSettingsEnum<T> {
   thumbnailCacheSize<int>(StoreKey.thumbnailCacheSize, "thumbnailCacheSize", 10000),
   imageCacheSize<int>(StoreKey.imageCacheSize, "imageCacheSize", 350),
   albumThumbnailCacheSize<int>(StoreKey.albumThumbnailCacheSize, "albumThumbnailCacheSize", 200),
-  selectedAlbumSortOrder<int>(StoreKey.selectedAlbumSortOrder, "selectedAlbumSortOrder", 0),
+  selectedAlbumSortOrder<int>(StoreKey.selectedAlbumSortOrder, "selectedAlbumSortOrder", 2),
   advancedTroubleshooting<bool>(StoreKey.advancedTroubleshooting, null, false),
   manageLocalMediaAndroid<bool>(StoreKey.manageLocalMediaAndroid, null, false),
   logLevel<int>(StoreKey.logLevel, null, 5), // Level.INFO = 5
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ enum AppSettingsEnum<T> {
   mapRelativeDate<int>(StoreKey.mapRelativeDate, null, 0),
   allowSelfSignedSSLCert<bool>(StoreKey.selfSignedCert, null, false),
   ignoreIcloudAssets<bool>(StoreKey.ignoreIcloudAssets, null, false),
-  selectedAlbumSortReverse<bool>(StoreKey.selectedAlbumSortReverse, null, false),
+  selectedAlbumSortReverse<bool>(StoreKey.selectedAlbumSortReverse, null, true),
   enableHapticFeedback<bool>(StoreKey.enableHapticFeedback, null, true),
   syncAlbums<bool>(StoreKey.syncAlbums, null, false),
   autoEndpointSwitching<bool>(StoreKey.autoEndpointSwitching, null, false),