Frustrating by design, offline mode needed

@sindidoll, I want an offline mode too! It would make playing so much easier, I think.

@sindidoll @terogamusaudiHaz EA keeps records of your progress. If your logged in, EA keeps saves on their end should your game mess up and you need to go back to a prior save. If you don't stay logged in, you could loose your progress. This is an app version of the Sims 4 for PC and I don't like the save system in that game. I'm sure they can't give you the PC save version on the app. I do know as your saves get larger with the PC game your files will get larger. Phones do not have large storage like a PC. If your save takes up allot of space on your phone , you may have issues with running out of space

@sindidoll I oftened wondered why we have to be online all the time too. I suspect they would lose add revenue for one thing and the other thing probably has to do with our games being stored in the cloud. However, being online all the time hasn't always helped with our game saves either. Tech companies like us being connected to them is probably the main reason...who really knows...😐😉

I didnt say anything about being logged in, just constant online mode. Saving the game every couple of seconds isnt good. I would benefit much more, without loosing significant amounts if it saved, for example every 5 minutes.

This is not in any way an app version of the sims 4. I have played sims 4 since its release and the games are not comparable, in any way other than the look of the sims.

Also I do feel that it is possible to save in the app, especially if that save could be stored on the external SD card. But thats half the issue with phones and tablets these days is the only thing companies allow to be stored on the external are photos or music, and the entire internal memory is used up with system apps and 1 or 2 additional ones, slowing down the system and leaving the external completely empty, but internal completely full. Regardless, although I certainly would think that would solve my problem, it is not what I am speaking of here. Just the ability for me to hit save myself instead of a continuous need for connection every few seconds. Or for the auto save to be less frequent so that I do not get this screen above all day/night.

It's the dumbed down version of the sims 4 on app. I own the sims 4 too. I believe many of the items that are in the sims 4 are in this mobile game however no way would it be as massive as the sims 4 and the game play is different on  mobile. Being logged in I believe is being connected to EA servers. I believe what your trying to ask for is like the sims 4 where you can go in off line mode like the sims 4. Like you said the games are different.. I believe this game uses EA cloud where your game gets saved.. EA's way of tying your mobile game to  origin.  You need to be on line to attend parties, throw parties . You get rewards for this. . This is actually a cool part of the game . You can't build in the game like the PC sims games. This game would really be boring off line and you would be missing features. This isn't a single player game. You tie into other players on line 

Ohmigosh, yes! Even if it just synched slightly less often, that would take a lot of the annoyance out of the game. I get constantly disconnected sometimes, like log in, play for five seconds, OOPS DISCONNECTED. Every other game is fine, I only have issues with Sims Mobile. 

@AbigailHawk I wish it was like Freeplay...Save? - Ok...Exit? - Are you sure? - Ok.   If nothing else, I would feel better. ☺😉

@sindidoll I feel you. I have a game on a second device (very old phone, no service), and I use wifi and mobile hotspot to connect when I need to restart shifts and such. It would be so great to be able to manipulate my house and fashions offline then connect when I'm ready to update and save.

As it is now, I get that blasted network message probably 80% of the time. Very frustrating. Maybe we'll see accommodation someday for players like us.

@PaQuilter1: Ugh, I hated Freeplay. Though speaking of that - I've been getting ads for Freeplay recently. I thought they shut Freeplay down? 

@AbigailHawk I think they stopped offering it on Windows Phones. You probably keep getting the Pregnancy update ad. It's still going strong. ☺