Ideas

luviepanda's avatar
luviepanda
Seasoned Newcomer
8 months ago
Status:
Fixed

Controls Displayed on Screen

Just updated the sims 4 on my pc/laptop and now it’s displaying the controls on the left side. I have not messed with any settings at all, I even double checked to make sure I didn’t accidentally change anything and everything is still the same settings I’ve had. I tried repairing the game, removing mods/turning off mods and it still shows up. I googled to see if I maybe I did turn on some accessibility setting and nothing shows up for me to enable/disable in my own game settings. Just kind of bothered by it cause it quite literally is on my screen blocking my game. Oh and it disappears when I open the options menu and appears again when I resume my gameplay.

EDIT by crinrict: This is not a bug, it's a new feature. 

To get rid if it, use the steps given in the accepted solution. There's also step by step instructions here: https://sims4.crinrict.com/eng/2025/05/how-to-disable-enable-camera-help-icons/ 

226 Comments

Comments have been turned off for this idea
  • SheriGR's avatar
    SheriGR
    Hero
    3 months ago

    Any time. Thanks for letting us know it worked. Have fun!

  • EA_Solaire's avatar
    EA_Solaire
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    3 months ago
    Status changed:
    Verified
    to
    Fixed

    This issue was resolved in our July update.

    If you're still experiencing this issue, please create a new thread so we can investigate further. 

  • It's annoying and interferes with game play. I tried to screen shot it for you but I can't. This has been going on for about 3 months now

Featured Places

Node avatar for The Sims 4 Bug Reports

The Sims 4 Bug Reports

Report bugs for The Sims 4 on PC, Mac, Playstation, and Xbox.Latest Activity: 14 hours ago
4,690 Posts