diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Playlists.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Playlists.tsx
index f472f118..626ddee2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Playlists.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Playlists.tsx
@@ -492,6 +492,23 @@ export default function Playlists() {
   // every render re-subscribed those listeners and re-ran focusModal() under the open player.
   const closePlayer = useCallback(() => setPlayingId(null), []);
 
+  // Name the current view in the user's terms: "Title ↑", "grouped by channel", or both.
+  const sortLabel = viewSort && !isStoredSort(viewSort)
+    ? `${columns.find((c) => c.key === viewSort.key)?.header ?? viewSort.key} ${
+        viewSort.dir === "asc" ? "↑" : "↓"
+      }`
+    : null;
+  const viewName = groupBy
+    ? sortLabel
+      ? t("playlists.viewGroupedAnd", { sort: sortLabel })
+      : t("playlists.viewGrouped")
+    : (sortLabel ?? "");
+  const viewStatus = filterActive
+    ? t("playlists.viewFiltered", { shown: shown.length, total: items.length })
+    : canSaveOrder
+      ? t("playlists.viewDiffers", { view: viewName })
+      : t("playlists.viewMatches", { view: viewName });
+
   // Order matters: a built-in list is never reorderable, whatever the view says.
   const dragHint = !canEdit
     ? t("playlists.dragBlockedBuiltin")
@@ -670,19 +687,19 @@ export default function Playlists() {
               {canSaveOrder && (
                 <button
                   onClick={saveOrder}
-                  aria-describedby="pl-save-hint"
                   className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs font-semibold px-2.5 py-1 rounded-lg border border-accent text-accent hover:bg-accent/10 transition"
                 >
                   <Check className="w-3.5 h-3.5" /> {t("playlists.saveOrder")}
                 </button>
               )}
-              {canSaveOrder && (
-                <span id="pl-save-hint" className="text-[11px] text-muted/80">
-                  {t("playlists.saveOrderHint")}
-                </span>
-              )}
+              {/* ONE sentence that names the state. Three loose texts used to pile up here (reset
+                  link + save hint + "reordering is off"), and none of them answered the question a
+                  user actually has — "did I just change my playlist?". Worse, sorting a list whose
+                  stored order ALREADY matches the sort produced a warning, no Save button and no
+                  visible change, which reads as a malfunction. Now the line says which of the three
+                  situations you are in; the disabled grip still explains itself on hover/focus. */}
               {viewActive && (
-                <span className="text-[11px] text-muted/80">{dragHint}</span>
+                <span className="text-[11px] text-muted/80">{viewStatus}</span>
               )}
               {canEdit && (
                 <div className="ml-auto">
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/playlists.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/playlists.json
index 675e2320..d10d8771 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/playlists.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/playlists.json
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
   "dragBlockedFilter": "Reordering by hand is off while a filter is applied.",
   "clearView": "Reset view",
   "saveOrder": "Save this order",
-  "saveOrderHint": "Store the order you see as the playlist's own order (undoable).",
   "filteredCount": "{{count}} shown",
   "noneMatchFilter": "No videos match the filter.",
   "loadFailed": "Couldn't load this playlist.",
@@ -79,5 +78,10 @@
   "dndPickedUp": "Picked up “{{title}}”, position {{pos}} of {{total}}.",
   "dndMovedOver": "“{{title}}” moved to position {{pos}} of {{total}}.",
   "dndDropped": "“{{title}}” dropped at position {{pos}} of {{total}}.",
-  "dndCancelled": "Move cancelled; “{{title}}” is back at position {{pos}}."
+  "dndCancelled": "Move cancelled; “{{title}}” is back at position {{pos}}.",
+  "viewGrouped": "grouped by channel",
+  "viewGroupedAnd": "grouped by channel, {{sort}}",
+  "viewDiffers": "Temporary view ({{view}}) — the playlist's saved order is unchanged. Save it to keep this order.",
+  "viewMatches": "This view ({{view}}) already matches the playlist's saved order, so there is nothing to save.",
+  "viewFiltered": "Filtered view — {{shown}} of {{total}} shown. The order can't be saved while a filter is on."
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/playlists.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/playlists.json
index 6064a4cf..3048f09f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/playlists.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/playlists.json
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
   "dragBlockedFilter": "A kézi átrendezés ki van kapcsolva, amíg szűrő van érvényben.",
   "clearView": "Nézet visszaállítása",
   "saveOrder": "Sorrend mentése",
-  "saveOrderHint": "A látott sorrend legyen a lista saját sorrendje (visszavonható).",
   "filteredCount": "{{count}} látszik",
   "noneMatchFilter": "Egy videó sem felel meg a szűrőnek.",
   "loadFailed": "Nem sikerült betölteni ezt a listát.",
@@ -79,5 +78,10 @@
   "dndPickedUp": "„{{title}}” felvéve, {{pos}}. a(z) {{total}} közül.",
   "dndMovedOver": "„{{title}}” a(z) {{pos}}. helyre került a(z) {{total}} közül.",
   "dndDropped": "„{{title}}” letéve a(z) {{pos}}. helyre a(z) {{total}} közül.",
-  "dndCancelled": "Mozgatás megszakítva; „{{title}}” visszakerült a(z) {{pos}}. helyre."
+  "dndCancelled": "Mozgatás megszakítva; „{{title}}” visszakerült a(z) {{pos}}. helyre.",
+  "viewGrouped": "csatorna szerint csoportosítva",
+  "viewGroupedAnd": "csatorna szerint csoportosítva, {{sort}}",
+  "viewDiffers": "Ideiglenes nézet ({{view}}) — a lista mentett sorrendje változatlan. Mentsd, ha ez maradjon.",
+  "viewMatches": "Ez a nézet ({{view}}) megegyezik a lista mentett sorrendjével, így nincs mit menteni.",
+  "viewFiltered": "Szűrt nézet — {{total}} elemből {{shown}} látszik. Szűrés közben a sorrend nem menthető."
 }