The June 30, 2026 update for The Sims 4 (Patch 1.125.59) delivers another major quality-of-life release focused on improving everyday gameplay. Building on the community-requested fixes outlined in the June Laundry List, this patch introduces better notification controls, smarter phone calls, numerous bug fixes, Mac save improvements, and dozens of gameplay refinements across the base game and several expansion packs.
Although this update doesn't add new gameplay systems, it significantly improves the overall experience by reducing interruptions, fixing long-standing bugs, and giving players more control over how their game behaves.
New Festival Notification Controls
One of the biggest additions is a brand-new Festival Notifications section in the Gameplay Options menu.
Players can now decide which festivals generate notifications on a pack-by-pack basis, allowing them to disable alerts for events they aren't interested in while keeping notifications for their favorite worlds.
Supported festivals include events from packs such as:
- City Living
- Discover University
- Snowy Escape
- Cottage Living
- High School Years
- Life & Death
- Businesses & Hobbies
This gives players much greater control over Live Mode notifications, especially in saves with many installed expansion packs.
Smarter Phone Calls and Fewer Interruptions
For years, players have complained about excessive phone calls and repetitive notifications. The June 30 update addresses many of those concerns.
Improvements include:
- The Silence Phone option now blocks a wider range of phone calls.
- Sims will only ask for dating advice if they are actually friends with your household.
- Community Closeness calls occur less frequently.
- Romance-related phone calls appear less often.
- Random invitations from other Sims have been reduced.
- The recurring ThrifTea reminder notification has been removed.
- Certain discovery quests now trigger only once per save.
These changes make conversations feel more meaningful while reducing unnecessary interruptions during gameplay.
Mac Save Stability Improvements
Following successful changes made earlier for Windows players, Maxis has now updated how temporary scratch files are stored on macOS.
Scratch files are now saved outside the Documents folder to reduce conflicts with cloud-sync services, helping lower the chance of:
- Infinite loading screens
- Save corruption
- Save instability
This change is expected to improve reliability for players using iCloud Drive or similar backup services.
Major Base Game Fixes
The June 30 patch resolves many community-reported issues, including several of the most upvoted bug reports on the official EA forums.
Highlights include:
- Stacked objects, paintings, and photos no longer become stuck on the cursor.
- Sims in relationships no longer default to performing only autonomous Kiss interactions.
- Household Sims are no longer incorrectly labeled as neighbors.
- Appliances and sinks repeatedly breaking after repairs has been fixed.
- Partner relationships now remain intact after exiting Create-a-Sim.
- A simulation error occurring between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m. has been resolved.
- UI elements becoming inaccessible after leaving Build Mode have been fixed.
- Sims no longer obsessively view frog and insect collections.
- Duplicate worlds no longer appear on the world selection screen.
- Infinite loading when entering Create-a-Sim from the Simology panel has been addressed.
- The persistent "New" icon in Build Mode now behaves correctly.
Players will also notice improved textures and sorting for several Base Layer clothing items introduced in the previous update.
Expansion Pack Fixes
Several DLC packs also received targeted improvements.
Growing Together
- Infants now correctly unlock the First Visit to a Family Member's Home milestone.
- Sleeping properly reduces the duration of the Mental Fog moodlet.
City Living
- Visual ceiling issues inside apartments have been corrected.
Cats & Dogs
- Pets should no longer randomly appear with missing or black textures after visiting the veterinarian.
Seasons
- Father Winter Wants and Fears will no longer appear when the Wants & Fears system is disabled.
Lady Bridgerton's Masquerade Ball Event
- Fixed an issue that could cause the game to become stuck while using the Fluttering Hand Fan interaction during the event.
Build Mode and Create-a-Sim Improvements
The update also includes numerous organizational improvements.
Players will find:
- Better Build/Buy category sorting.
- Corrected hair length tags.
- Improved object categories.
- Better filtering for Create-a-Sim assets.
- Various furniture and lighting items now appear in their correct categories.
These smaller refinements help make Create-a-Sim and Build Mode easier to navigate.
Mod Compatibility
Although this patch mainly focuses on bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements, script mods may still require updates.
Before updating your game, it's recommended to:
- Back up your saves.
- Remove or disable script mods temporarily.
- Delete the localthumbcache.package file.
- Wait for your favorite mod creators to confirm compatibility before restoring your Mods folder.
Many gameplay mods may continue to work without updates, but it's always safest to verify compatibility first.
Final Thoughts
The June 30, 2026 update is another strong quality-of-life patch that addresses many of the community's most requested improvements. Better notification controls, smarter phone behavior, Mac stability enhancements, and dozens of bug fixes make everyday gameplay feel smoother without changing the core Sims experience.
Whether you're building, managing a legacy family, or simply enjoying Live Mode, this update helps eliminate many of the small frustrations that players have encountered over the years.
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