What grouping means
A group places several conditions together and treats them as one larger condition. Grouping filters allows you to carry out more advanced filters mixing AND conditions and OR conditions.
All and Any
All of these
Every condition must be true. Read it as AND .
Any of these
At least one condition must be true. Read it as OR .
Each group has its own Match setting. The outer Match setting combines the outer conditions and whole groups; the inner setting combines the conditions within that group. With no conditions, a filter shows all source items.
Create a group
- Create a view, then edit it and select its Source Lists; open Filter. You can also open quick filters while browsing.
- Choose All of these or Any of these under Match for the outer filter.
- Tap + → New Group.
- Open the group, choose its own Match setting and tap + → New Condition to add rules.
- Go back and save the view if you were editing a saved view. In quick filters, choose Save as View to keep the result.
Groups can contain other groups. An empty group does not restrict results, so add at least one condition to make it useful. Swipe a condition or group to delete it.
Worked examples
Urgent active tasks
Main: All
- Done → Is No
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Group: Any
- Priority → Is equal to → High
- Due Date → Is equal to → Today
Plain English: Not done AND (high priority OR due today).
Affordable items from preferred shops
Main: All
- Price → Is less than → 50
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Group: Any
- Shop → Is equal to → Local Store
- Shop → Is equal to → Online Store
Plan complex logic
- Write the result in ordinary words.
- Mark each “and” and “or”.
- Put brackets around alternatives that belong together.
- Build the bracketed part as a group.
Troubleshooting
- Read the filter from the outside in.
- Check that conditions are inside the intended group.
- Check each group's All or Any setting.
- Remove rules, test, then add them back one at a time.