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Latest Update For The Sims 4 Adds Control Over Festival Notifications

A new update has landed in The Sims 4 on June 30, 2026, bringing a host of quality-of-life improvements, including more control over festival notifications, fixing spammy phone calls, and plenty of bug fixes and tagging improvements.

Here is everything that has been included in this update, covering PC, Mac, and console versions of The Sims 4.

1. Mac Improvements (Fewer Infinite Loading)

The Sims team continues to look into fixes for Save Corruption issues. In the meantime, Mac players for The Sims 4 have their Scratch files moved from Documents to AppData to improve infinite loading occurrences, as previously done on PC with success.

[caption id="attachment_834305" align="aligncenter" width="780"] A previous PC fix for Save Corruption has now been applied to Mac.[/caption]

2. New Controls for Festival Notifications

Fed up of festival notifications constantly popping up? You can now control which of these notifications you get thanks to a new option added under Game Options > Gameplay.

You can enable and disable notifications in The Sims 4 for the following festivals and events:

San Myshuno festivals (City Living)
Britechester University and Foxbury Institute events (Discover University)
Mt. Komorebi festivals (Snowy Escape)
Henford-on-Bagley fairs (Cottage Living)
Copperdale High School events (High School Years)
Ravenwood festivals (Life & Death)
Gibbi Point festivals (Adventure Awaits)

[caption id="attachment_834296" align="aligncenter" width="780"] With so many festivals and events, the notifications can get overwhelming, and annoying.[/caption]

3. Fixes and Improvements for In-Game Phone Calls

It's not just festival notifications that were spammy, but phone calls too. This has been addressed in the June 30 update for The Sims 4.

3.1. Improved Silence Calls Option

The Silence Calls option on phones should now work for all phone calls, including newer game content.

3.2. Reduced Calls

The number of phone calls your Sims get have also been tweaked to be less annoying, or outright fixed, including the following:

Only Friends will call to ask about dating advice.
All Neighborhood Stories phone calls (new jobs, promotions, meeting new Sims, etc.) are now only received from Friends.
Freelancer Sims will no longer get asked about Gigs and pop-ups in careers they're not enrolled in.
Only Friends should call to ask about attending Festivals and Getaways.
Calls about Stay Overs can now happen more than once, with a 14-day cooldown period.
Sims at the active lot will stop calling adult Sims about childhood Formative Moments.
The Grim Reaper will only offer Sims who have the Macabre trait if they want to join the Reaper career.
Players should no longer get spammy phone calls about making new friends or enemies with other Sims.
Players should stop getting phone calls about purchasing Earbuds.
Reduced how often players get invites for dance and bar nights.
Bess Sterling won't call as often.
Reduced frequency of Community Closeness calls.
Spammy ThrifTea notification has been removed completely.
Romance-themed phone calls have been reduced.
The "Starting a Dynasty" Discovery Quest only occurs once a save now.
Reduced general invites from other Sims across all packs.

[caption id="attachment_834297" align="aligncenter" width="780"] As interesting as the Reaper career is, it's not for everyone.[/caption]

4. More Flexibility on Marketplace

Price transparency for Maker Packs and Kits at The Sims 4 Marketplace has been improved with a simplified purchase flow.

With the new "Buy" button, the nearest amount of Moola will be redeemed for the chosen Maker Pack/Kit. For example, if purchasing a Maker Pack worth 300 Moola, you'll spend $2.99 at checkout.

"Buy" also offers 9 new Moola options for making purchases in the Marketplace, including the following:

300
400
600
700
800
900
1100
1200
1300

This is currently only available on PC and Xbox. PlayStation will get this update in the future.

[caption id="attachment_834298" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Purchasing Kits and Maker Packs via the Marketplace should be easier now.[/caption]

5. List of All Bug Fixes for The Sims 4

Let's now look at all the latest bug fixes for The Sims 4. Has one of your annoying bugs been addressed in this update?

5.1. 12 Fixed Most Voted Issues

Below is a list of issues in The Sims 4 most voted for by players which have been addressed in this update.

Windows and doors should now display properly and align correctly with the walls without glitching in all graphical settings (Low, Medium, High).
Partnered Sims should stop forming an inappropriate relationship upon exiting Create-A-Sim. Not fixed for saves where relationship change has already occurred.
Addressed issue with thumbnail UI getting stuck after clicking gallery item after changing filters with controller.
Soft lock issue fixed with PS and Xbox players trying to download tattoos from the Gallery.
Issue fixed with endless looping occurring when placing certain lots from Gallery, caused by overuse of placement cheats.
Sims with Vicious Dynasty Ideal will no longer automatically be Mean, but being Mean still contributes to Dynasty's Prestige Points.
The spammy Joined Dynasty notification for children joining a Dynasty should stop upon entering and exiting Create-A-Sim.
Doctors should now be able to interact with their patients, including Deliver Food.
Should now be able to adopt Cats and Dogs without issues.
Feel the Love interaction on a Cat or Dog should work properly again.
Should now be able to bathe small dogs.
Should be able to complete hair and make-up task in Actor career.

[caption id="attachment_834299" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Issues such as adopting and interacting with pets has been fixed.[/caption]

5.2. Fixes Specifically for Mac Users

The following issues are specifically for the Mac version of The Sims 4.

Rendering backend synchronization done to prevent graphical flickering when manually disabling SSAO in SGR file.
Old saves fixed where Merfolk tails went missing. Must enter Create-A-Sim to fix issue and make tail reappear.
Fairy Wings should reappear again after traveling between lots.
Fairies with altered skin tones should no longer crash game after swapping forms or modifying appearance frequently.
In Live Mode, switching between Fairy Form and Normal Form should stop Fairy skin appearing in Normal Form.
Werewolves created by users should no longer have issues in old saves where they couldn't apply Nose Swatch Colors in Create-A-Sim.
Werewolf nose color options should stop resetting when a Teen wolf goes to school, comes home, and enters Create-A-Sim.

[caption id="attachment_834300" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Fairies should now function properly for Mac players.[/caption]

5.3. Fixes Specifically for Console Players

These issues are for the Xbox and PlayStation editions of The Sims 4.

Should now be able to sort by pack in Create-A-Sim and Build Mode.
Xbox gamers should no longer need to restart game after purchasing Moola after downloading another pack.
Xbox gamers will have to restart game after downloading Expansion or Game Pack for new content to appear.

5.4. General Bug Fixes for The Sims 4

The following are all the other general bug fixes for The Sims 4 and its various DLCs.

Base Game Fixes

Stacked items should no longer get stuck on cursor when attempting to move into inventory.
Improvements made to Base Layers.
Couples will no longer only Kiss autonomously.
New Items icon should stop reappearing for previously seen items.
Household Sims should stop being labeled as Neighbor and be able to use doors again.
Appliances and Sinks should stop breaking repeatedly despite repairing, time passing, and traveling.
The relationship Partner should stop reverting to general household member when re-entering Create-A-Sim.
Fixed issue when between 2-3am Sims became stuck and couldn't swap between them.
UI, options, and interactions should be accessible after exiting Build Mode related to work schedules.
Sims should stop obsessively viewing frog and insect collections.
Infinite loading issue fixed when loading unloaded Sim in Create-A-Sim via Simology.
Fixed Assert occurring due to staircase being deleted with sledgehammer after buying Styled Room.
When traveling to a community lot and entering Create-A-Sim via Plan Outfit with a mirror, game should reload at community lot and not home lot.
Small idle added from Create-A-Sim for Active Sims that plays once a day before receiving Energized Buff.

[caption id="attachment_834301" align="aligncenter" width="780"] More of an addition than a fix, but Active Sims now get excited before becoming Energized.[/caption]

Fixes Across Multiple Packs

"There are Sims who can be duplicated" has been fixed in several ways.
Rahul should no longer be duplicated as Grocery Deliverer.
Raheel Kunal and Zhaleh Amani NPCs can no longer be married, proposed, or moved into.
Buddy Scoop will now follow schedule (8am - 10pm) and will stop reappearing in Relationship panel with different names.
Issue fixed with items in inventory unable to be dragged out, getting stuck. Should also be able to use Put in Inventory on objects.
Worlds should stop appearing twice in World Selection menu.

Lady Bridgerton's Masquerade Ball Event Fix

Game should stop getting stuck if Sim uses Fan Self with Fluttering Hand Fan.

Expansion Pack Fixes

Fixed visual ceiling issues observed for adjacent apartment ceilings when using Cutaway/Walls Down view.
Pets should stop getting black texture after visiting vets. Doesn't work for old saves if already occurred.
Father Winter Wants and Fears should stop appearing if Wants and Fears are disabled.
Infants should now get "First Visit to a Family Member's Home" Milestone.
Sleep now reduces Mental Fog buff and other Dazed buffs.
Animation issue fixed with Mysterious Rancher when attempting to close umbrella during thunderstorm.
Rent information properly displays in Bills & Utilities.
Addressed inaccuracies with Rent price showing as 0 for Current Billing Estimate for Residential Rentals.
Fixed Rent Calculation to be correct and not deplete over time.
Objects in Multi-Unit Residential Rentals can now be interacted with properly and the game will not crash after switching a Household.
Fixed Assert when clicking on reaction emoji.
Made clearer that Sims with "Doctrine of Vitality" gain muscle over time.
Geek trait now only displays single positive value when compared to Scholarly Dynasty Ideal.
Adjusted Ballroom dance animation where Sims' hands could clip when the partner switch section ended.