EA drops a new Sims 4 Update across platforms!
There’s a new The Sims 4 Update across PC, Mac and Console platforms Xbox and Playstation. Both preparing the game for the upcoming release of new Sims 4 Kits coming this Thursday, as well as fixing several bugs and glitches primarily for the gameplay experience.
Find everything that’s been improved and fixed in the official patch notes below.

The Pre Kits Update
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Installing the Latest Sims 4 Update
You can get the latest The Sims 4 Update on the following official launchers and platforms:
- PC: EA App, Origin, Steam, Epic Games
- Mac: Origin, Steam
- Playstation: PS4 and PS5
- Xbox: Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S
You can download the latest Sims 4 Update by checking for a Patch through the EA App, Steam or Epic Games launcher for Desktop. If you have Automatic Updates enabled the update will automatically download through your client program. In case your EA App is not working properly ensure you’ve cleared your app cache!
If you play The Sims 4 on Xbox Series X / S and Playstation 4 and 5 you can request a new update by checking for updates under The Sims 4 game in the Main Menu. If you’ve enabled automatic updates the Patch should download right away.

Official Sims 4 Patch Notes
Sul Sul, Simmers!
Today’s update includes a range of fixes to accompany your Sims as they begin exploring their new workshops, getting comfortable in practical elder wear, and making messes in their kitchens for that perfect lived-in look!
-The Sims 4 Team
Bug Fixes
Base Game
- [EA Forums] When Teenage Sims age up to young adults they will get the option of a third Trait.
- [EA Forums] Sims will no longer become unresponsive, and the game will no longer freeze in the save menu when multiple ghosts are in the household.
- [EA Forums] Plants which are growing in the Garden Planter Box, Hand Fashioned Planter Box, Mounded In-Ground Garden Patch, and In-Ground Garden Patch can be watered successfully.
- The dress (yfBody_SDX037DressAline) in Create a Sim no longer has a visible seam when paired with certain shoes.
- Fixed an issue for Mac where the game became unresponsive while travelling to the Library or Nightclub in Willow Creek.
High School Years
- [EA Forums] High school event tasks will now properly appear when sending multiple teens to school.
- [EA Forums] After shaving to preferred length, arm hair will now update appropriately.
- [EA Forums] Sims are now able to complete the Chess Fair puzzle.
Life and Death
- [EA Forums] Sims with certain Reward Traits can now go through rebirth without any Simulation errors and are taken to Create a Sim as expected.
- [EA Forums] Gold rays will only appear for the Occult picker in the Create a Sim UI the first time it is opened/viewed.
Businesses and Hobbies
- Customers who are Practicing Tattooing will now focus on the task at hand, rather than swapping practice partners back and forth.
- Small Business Employee is no longer a valid autonomous target for the Practice Tattooing customer rule.
- Employee Sim working at multiple Small Businesses will now change to the correct employee uniform when the second business is opened after closing the first.
- Sims who own their own Small Business will now change into the correct uniform when working as an Employee at a Household member’s Small Business.
- The “Hire an Employee” goal of the “Running a Small Business” Discovery Quest will now complete when the Employee is hired via the UI as well as via the social interaction.
- Fixed an issue that caused a missing icon to appear when selling a business.
- Burglar sack geometry will no longer appear twisted when animating.
- Sims instructed to clean will no longer attempt to wash up their Cotton Candy or Swirl Lollies in the sink and will pop them straight in the trash instead.
- Updated a missing color swatch for The Creator’s Counter.
- Updated missing color swatches for the paintings in the Trashley Certified Art Collection.
- The “Ask to Mentor” interaction now has the appropriate skill name listed in the pie menu.
- Unfinished pottery will no longer spoil.
- Cooked and Baked food items will now show the ‘for sale’ visual effect when placed on Retail Displays.
- Trashley Reelpearson has been reprimanded for littering and has promised to stop leaving their cotton candy on the floor all over Iverstad.
- Creating and preparing family recipes now support the Simple Living Lot Challenge.
- The cost to create and prepare a family recipe is now accurate when Sims have ingredients in their inventory.
- Sims who have not checked in to a Small Business can now freely use items in their own Inventory.
- When checking in together with a group, the entry fee is now calculated correctly.
- Fixed an issue where the “Confirm” button could be greyed out, despite having an object selected, when adding items to the Mystical Moonlight Crystal Grid from Crystal Creations or any of the Retail Displays from Businesses and Hobbies via the pie menu interaction.
Vampires
- [EA Forums] Child Sims with Vampire Eyes will now stay instead of reverting to normal Sim eyes.
Secret Sanctuary
- Addressed pixelation that was occurring on the green variation of the dress (yfBody_SP59Dress).

What’s your experience been like downloading the latest Sims 4 Update? Join the comments below!
Still no fix for the weather glitch? When will it stop raining and snowing indoors?
I was coming here to say this SAME thing. I was hoping to see it on the list of fixed bugs and I’m really disappointed to see it is NOT, am I shocked? No, But I will say I am pretty tired of all the seasons happening in my Sims homes.
At least they acknowledged the existence of the bug in the laundry list. So far, they totally ignored it. So, that is, somewhat, promising.
No fixing the weather glitch, and they still have not even acknowledged that people can’t save lots to their gallery.
My game won’t load now lol
mine is also broken….unless i remove all CC…but then it says my graphics card is not recognized…
They need to fix the bug that will only let you cook a few of the dishes when you hit “cook” on a stove or fridge. And they should make it so you can put created bouquets in crafted vases
Nothing was fixed..lol
How are they allowed to deliver a mediocre game?
Still didn’t fix the child and toddler slider glitch?!
Was fixed a couple patches ago.
Actually, that’s a “fix” that broken all custom sliders beyond repair by their creators. Obviously, EA’s “fix” was to simply disable all body sliders for children and toddlers. And that is not something custom slider creators can fix by themselves. They have to wait for EA to fix their mess. And, considering it pretty much only affect CC content, it may take years for EA to fix.
A fix for vampires, yet nothing on werewolves CAS glitch.
The only issue I’m really having is with the lovestruck pack when going on a date the left panel freezes up and when I do what it wants to have a successful date it doesn’t count it and it freezes up. I’m on console no CC or mods and no cheats.
How can I download the game on mobile? Pls I’ve been waiting years to play
This isn’t a mobile game, dumbo.
u can downlode the ea app on a tablet/ipad and downlode ims there are tutorials on yt
After the new update, my game crashes immediately after turning on. I can’t even get to the first main menu, just nothing. I see the first loading screen for a moment, followed immediately by a crash. Does anyone know what to do about this please?
If you’re on PC and playing with Mods, it might be that. Turn off Mods and wait for their creators to update them for compatibility with the new game patch. That’s pretty much the procedure to follow after every game update.
So its been a year and a half and the for rent save corruption STILL isn’t fixed?
The vampire eyes glitch thing…. hasn’t been happening on kids though… At least for me. Every vampire teen & up has their eyes turning normal colours T.T
I play Sims 4 on console and every since the game has updated to version 2.12 I’ve been having really bad crashing issues the game just crashes at random after about 20-30mins of gameplay and this has been a persistent issue since the update..
After the update my game just crashes, and before you say its the mods I took them out and had the game repair it’s files.
Try deleting the localthumbcache file. Sometimes that helps.
I hate the new look with this update, the controls in the game are very hard too see, especially when you are using the build mode controls.