The Sims 4 upcoming update is a large bug-fix and quality-of-life patch focused on stability and reducing annoying gameplay spam.

The Sims 4 upcoming update is a large bug-fix and quality-of-life patch focused on stability and reducing annoying gameplay spam.

Key fixes
- Doors and windows now align properly
- Gallery bugs fixed (no more stuck downloads or soft locks)
- Pet DLC issues fixed (adoption, bathing small dogs, interactions)
- Career bugs fixed (doctor and actor jobs now work correctly)
- Relationship/CAS bug fixed (no more accidental couples after editing Sims)
- Dynasty system and “mean behavior” autonomy adjusted
- 📱 Biggest change: phone calls & notifications
- Massive reduction in spam calls and notifications
- Only friends can now call for advice or invites
- Festival invites now require friendship
- Fewer random invites (dates, parties, bar nights, etc.)
- New option to control festival notifications per pack
- “Silence phone” button actually works properly now

System update
Scratch files moved on Mac to improve performance and reduce save corruption

Overall goal:
- less annoying (fewer pop-ups/calls)
- more stable (fewer broken saves)
- more reliable (fixing long-standing bugs)