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The following is a list of well-known glitches in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''.

:''Note: Some glitches reported may or may not be fixed.''

== Major glitches ==
=== The Launch ===
:''It is near impossible, most likely impossible to name and list all glitches in this section. We have listed the ones that we have found.''
[[File:Tapped Out Town Mess-Up Bug.png|250px|thumb|The town in this picture has pavements, roads and rivers; their intersections scattered around this player's Springfield.]]
To most players when the game was officially launched on February 17, 2012 (March 1, for all) the game was heavily buggy and glitchy. Towns were lost and reset to level 1. Roads, pavements and river sections and intersections spread out over towns (reported happening after visiting a friend's town and after logging in again, the game crashing) and unable to place them in obvious places.

After the launch of the game, the official ''Tapped Out'' forum was inundated with users reporting problems, calling one of them the "[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8157886.page "DC <nowiki>[disconnected]</nowiki> while loading friends city bug"]", a major problem which encompassed when trying to visit a friend that is a lower level than you and being disconnected, your town is reset to look like theirs, losing buildings, characters, decorations, land expansions, cash and donuts in the process. Houses and buildings in the game that players have placed are somehow placed 'outside the land', and when you click to buy a land expansion, the land in which the buildings are on show up with a price<ref>[http://oi42.tinypic.com/4gsr39.jpg Tinypic]</ref><ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8378895.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "Landarea <nowiki>[sic]</nowiki> and Streets disapear"]</ref>. There was also a glitch with towns also mixed together and buildings and decorations laid on top of each other.<ref>[http://i44.tinypic.com/1goob5.jpg Tinypic]</ref> There was also a friends glitch which made available to the player the ability to control the characters in that town.<ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8325146.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "It's been like a month and still can't log in"]</ref> Players also reported not being able to access friends' towns because they were on a different update, and the game offered the option to install a new update, but when opting in to do so, there was no update. This glitch/problem began occuring after the game had been removed from the App Store<ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8316185.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "Game Upgrade"]</ref> So it appeared the bulk of the problems were to do with visiting friends.

Some of the problems also conveyed were duplicated buildings<ref>[http://oi39.tinypic.com/30cn888.jpg Tinypic.com - ''Tapped Out Glitch image: Duplicated Simpson House'']</ref>, missing buildings<ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8257077.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "Kwik-E-Mart + Simpsons House disappeared - Game stucked <nowiki>[sic]</nowiki>]</ref><ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8336727.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "Missing Simpson House, Lisa and cant build anything"]</ref> and having been given game-halting quests to build a building they have already built, meaning players couldn't build anything<ref>[http://s1248.photobucket.com/user/XxDyLaNnNxX/media/IMG_0204.png.html Photobucket (View whole album)]</ref><ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8253137.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - ""Not now... Try building the Simpson House""]</ref> Quest statuses were also affected, with some going to "-2/1" (an example).<ref>[http://i39.tinypic.com/m7qcjk.jpg Tinypic]</ref> During February, EA posted a survey for users that experienced problems with the game.<ref>[http://sgiz.mobi/s3/239aadf69569 Sgiz.mobi - Simpsons Server Feedback]</ref>

On March 3, the game was removed from the App Store, citing "positively overwhelming"<ref name="Connection-Issues"/> and unprecedented numbers of downloads having a detrimental impact on the servers, causing connectivity problems and criticism EA didn't even expect the number and improved server capacity. On March 6, the game had periodic outages to make fixes, as well as reporting on that day it had made fixes to lag and connectivity issues.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TheSimpsonsTappedOut/posts/285692944833481 Facebook.com - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - 6 March 2012]</ref> On March 7, it was announced that most connectivity problems had been fixed, but were working on a solution to player's characters or buildings that have disappeared and jumbled-up Springfields<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TheSimpsonsTappedOut/posts/191690327607042 Facebook - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - 7 March 2012]</ref><ref name="Connection-Issues">[http://help.ea.com/article/The-Simpsons-Tapped-Out-Connection-Issues EA.com - The Simpsons: Tapped Out Connection Issues (dead link)] [http://web.archive.org/web/20120306163658/http://help.ea.com/uk/article/The-Simpsons-Tapped-Out-Connection-Issues (via the Wayback Machine; information may be outdated)]</ref> Since March 9, no updates were made on the game's Facebook page, no updates from EA, apart from a post on the EA Game forums in April which showed an email reply from EA, saying that the company was STILL trying to fix the bugs.

On March 11, 2012, reports began of an error with player's Origin accounts. The error somehow made multiple Springfields on the user account, and in some cases, supposedly made the game wipe all the player's progress, and when they log in again afterwards, goes back to the player's former Springfield which progress was supposedly wiped.<ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8265307.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "Multiple Springfields?"]</ref> This was supposedly fixed in May 2012.<ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8635786.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "Multiple Springfields issue looks to be fixed?"]</ref>

Other glitches reported during March-June 2012 include:
*The game crashing trying to play cutscenes.<ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8285195.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "Perpetual crash/ homer cut scene"]</ref><ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8477816.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "Game crashes during the bart tree scene"]</ref>
*Not being able to use the "Select/Move" tool.<ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8286416.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "Select and Move Tool"]</ref>
*Conformity Bonus being negative <ref name="Connection-Issues"/>

In mid-June 2012, EA took the game offline to fix the server, and to fix the Springfields which experienced problems.<ref>[https://help.ea.com/article/the-simpsons-tapped-out-will-be-offline-temporarily EA Help - "The Simpsons: Tapped Out will be offline temporarily"]</ref> When the game was put back on the server, a mini-update was released, with, as compensation, the player receiving {{Donut|60}}, and some towns that experienced problems were replaced with preset towns designed around the level and development stage in the game the players were at. Players' donut balances were also restored to the correct amount, adding the 60 Donuts also.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TheSimpsonsTappedOut/posts/396403487064277 Facebook.com - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - 14 June 2012]</ref> Players still reported problems with the servers, however<ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8733968.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "The fix was good while it worked...sadly it seems it was only temporary."]</ref> On June 20, 2012, the game's Facebook announced it was "actively working on a solution" for the being reset to Level 1 glitch.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TheSimpsonsTappedOut/posts/241776885934152 Facebook.com - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - 20 June 2012]</ref>

Some players even accused EA of making them "beta-testers". <ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8276399.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - "Seriously, was this game even TESTED before release?!"]</ref><ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8258547.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - "Wie <nowiki>[sic]</nowiki> are all Beta - Tester"]</ref> <!---Why do I remember this?--->

It has been stated that the quickly-abandoned aspect of the game to steal a friend's Lemon Tree was one of the main problems of the glitches, where you can steal a lemon tree from one of your friend's Springfield, and if you plant it in your town within 24 hours, it will start to generate XP and cash; but when your friend visits your Springfield, they can steal it back.
The game was finally reinstated across all App Stores in the August of that year, the majority, and nearly all the glitches fixed.

=== "The Harp of Death" ===
Also colloquially known as "Harpies", this glitch was found in the {{TOCU|Valentine's Day 2013}} event. The glitch is when the game freezes up and crashes, before continuously playing a 'harp sound' through the loading menu when the game is opened again. This glitch was reportedly fixed sometime after the event's end, but isolated cases still exist today.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/search?q=harp+of+death&sort=new&restrict_sr=on&t=all Reddit.com - Tapped Out - Search Results: "harp of death"]</ref>

EA responded to the complaints at the beginning of February 2013, saying that there would be a patch released soon:
{{quote|This is being investigated and the Simpsons Tapped Out team is working as quickly as possible to resolve it.|@OriginInsider, February 21, 2013}}
{{quote|Attention Springfield citizens! The #TSTO team are aware/investigating a resolution for ‘harpofdeath' issue. Thanks for your patience.|@AskEASupport, February 22, 2013}}

EA also informed affected players of a fix. At the time, many players suggested the completion of a quest or a building had prompted the game to crash and the bug to start. 

=== Springfield General Hospital ===
The Springfield General Hospital was implemented with the {{TOCU|Christmas 2012}} event on December 3, 2012. Ever since then, players have reported difficulties in trying to purchase the item, especially trying to trigger the Mr. Burns quest "Medical Industry Corruption" in the Hibbert Family Practice questline. This glitch was reportedly fixed with the November 27, 2014 update. The glitch was apparently partly due to Chester's quests involving the building when it might not be built.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2nmijy/spoilers_black_friday_promo/ Reddit.com - Tapped Out - "<nowiki>[SPOILERS]</nowiki> Black Friday Promo"]</ref>

=== Disappearing Characters ===
Players have since the beginning of the game reported characters vanishing from the game, especially during the launch where some important characters to complete quests disappeared, as well as Homer and Lisa, who due to their inability to be stored (as well as the Simpson House), caused the player to be stuck.

=== Springfields ===
==== Town Resetting ====
<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2kcq14/gone_its_all_gone/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Gone. It's all gone."]</ref>

==== Wrong Springfields ====
There was an apparent recorded glitch in January 2014 concerning players accessing the incorrect Springfields. It was fixed on January 31, 2014.<ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/9958313.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "<nowiki>[Ongoing problem]</nowiki> Accessing Wrong Lands"]</ref>

==== Rollback ====
On November 12, 2013, an issue with towns being rolled back to previous revisions and back-ups was reported to be widespread.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/1qe5hg/logged_in_this_morning_and_lost_2_levels_what_the/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Logged in this morning and lost 2 levels! What the hell happened!"]</ref>It was reportedly fixed on November 14, 2013.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20131114210512/http://tstogame.com/2013/11/12/details-about-the-rollback-issue/ TSTOGame - "Details about the rollback issue" (via the Wayback Machine; November 14, 2013)]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131112220209/https://help.ea.com/article/the-simpsons-tapped-out-springfield-rollbacks EA Help - The Simpsons: Tapped Out Springfield Rollbacks]</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20131115093306/http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/9798233.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "Rollback Issue - Update on a fix"]</ref>

==== Nuking Springfields ====
There have been many reports of characters, buildings and decorations vanishing after nuking, and there being no presence of them in the Inventory, where everything (apart from the Simpson House, Homer and Lisa, and any building used primarily in an event) go after a town being nuked. The cases of loss seem to be more focused on limited-time premium items{{fact}}, but can encompass a variety of items.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2q1cyw/i_just_nuked_my_springfield_and_then_remembered/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "I just nuked my Springfield and then remembered...."]</ref><ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2mjsu3/has_anyone_else_lost_stuff_during_a_nuking_where/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Has anyone else lost stuff during a nuking? Where you able to retrieve it?"]</ref> Also said was that some items were locked and unable to be placed after nuking.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/29jm8d/cool_brown_house_locked_after_nukingany/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Cool Brown House locked after nuking...any suggestions?"]</ref>

=== Android ===
*''Main external link: [http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10229471.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "Ongoing Android Problems: Thanksgiving 2014 Edition"] / [http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10242069.page "Ongoing Android Problems: Christmas 2014 Edition"]''

=== Other ===
*Items disappearing.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/1sm0bw/snowmen_gone_after_update/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Snowmen gone after update"]</ref><ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10250188.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "Purchased nativity gone!"]</ref>
*The amount of Cash being changed to a negative number.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/1eu7ak/so_this_happened_now_what_do_i_do/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "So this happened... now what do I do?"]</ref><ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2rbtnm/i_have_an_ungodly_amount_of_negative_money_anyone/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "I have an ungodly amount of negative money, anyone know how to fix this?"]</ref><!---Would you call this a minor glitch? --->
*Quests stalling.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/1gnt8h/squidport_glitch_wont_let_user_past_first_mission/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Squidport Glitch. Won't let user past first mission to 'build boardwalk.'"]</ref><ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10246692.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "church quest bugged"]</ref>
*Friend Point levels going up or down.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2iqnzf/singing_sirloin_glitch/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Singing Sirloin glitch?"]</ref>
*Halting downloading updates by failing to recognize Internet connection.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2in9xg/update_glitch/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Update glitch"]</ref>
*Tapped Out installation struggling to install on certain devices, such as a hudl2.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2qqddn/tapped_out_install_freezes/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Tapped Out install freezes"]</ref><ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10208566.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "Tapped Out on Hudl 2"]</ref>

== Event glitches ==
*{{TOCU|Treehouse of Horror XXIII}} - Some players reported receiving the same pieces of the Mayan Calendar, therefore not being able to complete the construction of the item.<ref>[http://help.ea.com/uk/article/have-you-been-having-issues-with-the-mayan-calendar-quest-in-tsto/ EA Help - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - "Have you been having issues with the Mayan Calendar quest in TSTO?"]</ref> Server maintenance was taken out on October 6, 2012.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TheSimpsonsTappedOut/posts/386629074739867 Facebook.com - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - 6 October 2012]</ref>
*{{TOCU|Thanksgiving 2012}} - Some players ended up receiving the balloons before others, with countries receiving updates at different times, and one reported occurence of a player not paying donuts, but cash instead for the premium balloons.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/12ulpa/that_was_it_thanksgiving_update_and_all_the/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "That was it?! Thanksgiving update and all the treats gone without exchange?"]</ref> There were also numerous reports of game crashes upon installing the update, which was fixed with an update on November 20, 2012<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TheSimpsonsTappedOut/posts/403096649759776 Facebook.com - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - 20 November 2012]</ref>.
*{{TOCU|Christmas 2012}} - Likely not related, but from December 9, 2012, players reported receiving "intermittent technical difficulties"<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TheSimpsonsTappedOut/posts/410354409034000 Facebook.com - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - 9 December 2012]</ref>, and EA was aware of a widespread problem amongst their games, mostly to do with Origin<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TheSimpsonsTappedOut/posts/410795088989932 Facebook.com - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - 10 December 2012]</ref>, which was attempted to be rectified with server maintenance over the following days<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TheSimpsonsTappedOut/posts/411399295596178 Facebook.com - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - 12 December 2012]</ref>. On December 19, 2012, 2-hour server maintenance took place to try and fix the inability to connect to the server, the game crashing, the friends list disappearing and being unable to log back in after getting logged out of your Origin account.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TheSimpsonsTappedOut/posts/414876551915119 Facebook.com - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - 19 December 2012]</ref><!--- Is this relevant or not? If not, I've wasted about 5 minutes of my life. --->
**There was also a glitch where the animation of Kang flying in his UFO and attacking the Ray Gun from the Halloween event was played while visiting friends' towns.<ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/9150424.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Game Discussion - "Is there a second alien invasion?"]</ref>
*{{TOCU|Valentine's Day 2013}} - See above ("Harp of Death")
*{{TOCU|Treehouse of Horror XXIV}} - A ghost permanently possessing a character, enabling the player to farm {{Goo|GOO}}, until that character was put into storage, or until the event ended.
**Characters, when "Go Trick-or-Treating", would glitch out of the bought area of Springfield and remain there. This was particularly a problem for those with Lisa, as Lisa was unlocked with the Simpson House, which cannot be stored.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/1npzy5/lisa_got_lost_off_the_map_while_trickortreating/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Lisa got lost off the map while Trick-or-Treating - HELPPPPPPPPP!!!!!"]</ref>
**There were also reports of characters disappearing.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/1nvhq0/kang_gone/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Kang gone?!"]</ref>
*{{TOCU|Christmas 2013}} - After completing quests, the count (the number that appears on the right side of the quest screen), for example 3/3, would remain and the quest would not disappear and give you the reward screen.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/1sp2ya/christmas_glitch_character_tasks_done_but_do_not/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Christmas GLITCH: Character Tasks "Done!" But Do Not Disappear/Advance Quests"]</ref> Even though this is an actual ongoing problem in the game, it seemed to be more prevalently reported during this event.
*{{TOCU|Stonecutters}} - Number 1's task menu after tapping appeared and then disappeared almost immediately.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/27c6ig/weird_bug_concerning_number_1/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Weird bug concerning Number 1..."]</ref>
*{{TOCU|Clash of Clones}} - Players not receiving certain items. <!---(I'm still due some part of the Castle Recycle that I had to buy with donuts)--->
**After completing the "Rolling With It!" quest, it would not complete in the taskbook. This was purportedly fixed, altohugh cases were still reported, in an update on [[The Simpsons: Tapped Out Clash of Clones content update#August 27th update|August 27, 2014]].<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2erg3s/minor_update_today_medieval_patch_2/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Minor update today (Medieval patch 2)"]</ref>
**Wizard Marge not appearing in the Barbarian Castle menu.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2fz9g3/wizard_marge_glitch/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Wizard Marge glitch?"]</ref>
**The quest "99 Luft Word Balloons Pt. 1" has a task of "Make Springfielders Tap Away Their Thoughts" in a Brown House. This quest comes with the {{TOCU|Level 44}} update, and since this was released during "Clash of Clones", if the Brown House that Springfielders were in was attacked to the extent that it needed re-building, there would be a glitch where the "repair" icon and the "thumbs up" icon were invisible.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2gf4sy/my_brown_house_broke_with_everyone_inside/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "My brown house broke, with everyone inside!"]</ref>
*{{TOCU|Treehouse of Horror XXV}} - See [[The Simpsons: Tapped Out Treehouse of Horror XXV content update#Glitches|here]].
*{{TOCU|Thanksgiving 2014/"Covercraft" episode tie-in}} - Players reported not receiving the November 28 quests and tasks being removed, due to a mistake in the game script, reading "Thanksgiving 2014 Deprecate Quests" being activated on November 28.
*{{TOCU|Winter 2014}} - Extreme server problems were experienced more heavily towards the end of December.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2r0rsu/is_this_happening_to_everyone_else_ive_been/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Is this happening to everyone else? I've been trying to play for the last two hours"]</ref><ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10260237.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Game Discussion - "Server issues again! *important info*"]</ref>
**Gil's Holiday Donut Sale and the combination of the server issues at the time resulted in donuts not being received but being billed for.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2qq9v6/paid_for_gils_donuts_got_nothing/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Paid for Gil's donuts, got nothing."]</ref>
**After Part 2 began on December 24, 2014, players reported problems getting into the game, as whenever they tapped the screen after the Origin "Tap to continue" notice popped up, the game's loading screen remained until it crashed.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2qalph/part_2_crashing/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Part 2 crashing"]</ref><ref>[http://tstoforum.com/thread/10141/town-load TSTOForum - General Game Discussion - "Town Won't Load]"</ref>
**Pressing the button in the top-right corner of the screen or tapping the Elf Cave sometimes wouldn't make Santa's Daily Tasks appear after first logging on after a new Tunnel was unlocked. Visiting Krustyland or the friends menu then returning seems to fix this glitch, which seems to have appeared after the "Patch 1"/"Patch 2" update.<ref>[http://www.tstoforum.com/thread/10068/access-tunnel-glitch TSTO Forum - General Game Discussion - "Can't Access Tunnel Glitch"]</ref><ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2ov4hi/does_anyone_else_have_a_broken_tunnel/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Does anyone else have a broken tunnel?"]</ref><ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10250445.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "Santa's Daily Task Bug"]</ref>
**Elves received from completing the tunnels not appearing.<ref>[http://tstoaddicts.com/2014/12/14/missing-elves-from-tunnels/ TSTO Addicts - "Missing Elves From Tunnels"]</ref>
**After sending characters on tasks at the Toy Workshop, there appear to be clones of characters, allowing two tasks for characters in the Toy Workshop but with different timers.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2p6yc5/clones/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Clones!!!"]</ref>
**Prizes not being received.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2q37iq/yet_another_glitch_im_missing_my_nativity_scene/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Yet another glitch: I'm missing my nativity scene"]</ref>
**Players not receiving Zutroy<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2q62oq/had_a_frustrating_chat_with_ea_support_about_the/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Had a frustrating chat with EA support about the missing Zutroy bug. He promised to just give me Zutroy, but never did."]</ref>, and his quests stalling.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2q28ld/anyone_else_freezing_up_with_the_zutroy_quests/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Anyone else freezing up with the Zutroy quests?"]</ref> This glitch was fixed in a "Promos_Patch1" update on December 23, 2014.
**"Jingle Bell Wreck Pt. 14" quest not clearing from taskbook for most players, and showing "1/1" and "Done".<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2q6s7y/help/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Help"]</ref><ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2q79v6/what_happens_after_homer_tries_to_fly_the_sleigh/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "What happens after Homer tries to fly the sleigh?"]</ref><ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2q7abo/quest_not_completing_jingle_bell_wreck_pt_14/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Quest Not Completing (Jingle Bell Wreck Pt. 14)"]</ref><ref>[http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Simpsons-Tapped-Out/Unable-to-complete-Jingle-Bell-Wreck-14/td-p/4147516 EA - Answers HQ - "Unable to complete Jingle Bell Wreck 14"]</ref><ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10256041.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - General Game Discussion - "Homer flying on the sleigh"]</ref> This glitch was fixed in a "Promos_Patch1" update on December 23, 2014, however, it did not trigger a quest reward screen ({{Present|100}} and {{XP|10}}).
**After Part 2 began on December 24, 2014, players reported problems getting into the game, as whenever they tapped the screen after the Origin "Tap to continue" notice popped up, the game's loading screen remained until it crashed.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2qalph/part_2_crashing/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Part 2 crashing"]</ref><ref>[http://tstoforum.com/thread/10141/town-load TSTOForum - General Game Discussion - "Town Won't Load]"</ref>
**In the friends screen, only the friend's {{EB|Elf Bell}} count displays and not the Elf-in-a-Bottle or Cogwheel number.
**Elf Cannon cooldown countdown resetting<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2quo2x/did_anyone_elses_elf_cannon_restart_its_cool_down/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Did Anyone Elses Elf Cannon Restart It's Cool down after 3hrs and NOT Let you activate it?"]</ref>
**Not receiving the Duff Beer Tree, the free gift on Christmas Day.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2qvkst/duff_beer_tree/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Duff Beer Tree?"]</ref>
**Part 2 not starting<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2qrqg1/winter_2014_part_2_not_starting_for_me/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Winter 2014 part 2 not starting for me!"]</ref>
**The Ice Palace having a glitch where it has a façade menu with both façades the same.<ref>[http://instagram.com/p/xMY0nZHXol/ Instagram - tappedoutgram]</ref>

== Minor glitches ==
*After the 4.8.1 update, players reported frame-rate issues.<ref>[http://help.ea.com/uk/article/tsto-decreased-frame-rate-lag-issue-after-4-8-1-update/ EA Help - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - "TSTO decreased frame rate (lag) issue after 4.8.1 update"]</ref>. This was purportedly fixed with an update on May 16, 2014.
*Donuts not being awarded to players after purchasing them, which can lead to complaints and refunds.
*A Krustyland task, when displayed from the taskbook in Springfield, displays a huge number of donuts to rush and complete.<ref>[http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/10249953.page EA Forums - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - Bugs & Issues - "16551442?? Donutes needed"]</ref><ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2odlar/yeah_i_think_ill_just_wait_it_out/ Reddit.com - Tapped Out - "Yeah, I think I'll just wait it out"]</ref> This was reportedly fixed with the December 9, 2014 update.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2orpkt/tapped_out_xmas_2014_patch_2_releasedno_ice/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Tapped Out XMAS 2014 Patch 2 released...No Ice Palace, but Santa can now get drunk at Moe's"]</ref>
*Daily Play Combos resetting.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/1tvlfl/hello_fairweather_friend/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Hello, fair-weather friend."]</ref>
*Players receiving multiples of one item.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2npk8u/glitch_left_me_with_250_lard_lands/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Glitch left me with 250 Lard lands<nowiki>[sic]</nowiki>."]</ref>
**In some cases, where multiples of the same item cannot be placed when trying to "Use" from the inventory, a notice pops up reading "*Already built!".<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/23c6up/ysk_only_one_natural_faberge_egg/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "YSK: Only ONE Natural Faberge Egg!" (third image listed)]</ref>
***It has also been stated that if you unlock a premium character, like the Squeaky Voice Teen, from a Mystery Box in Springfield while the character you unlock is already in the game and in Krustyland (or vice versa), you will get a second version of that character, instead of receiving {{Cash|Cash}} or {{Donut|Donuts}} in place of that prize. This glitch of not receiving the Cash/Donuts alternate seems to have originated upon the {{TOCU|Krustyland}} content update.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/1mg46v/what_to_do_with_a_second_lemon_tree/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "What to do with a second Lemon Tree"]</ref>
*The game thinking a player has signed up to Origin.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2hh27o/possible_glitcherror_game_may_have_signed_me_up/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Possible glitch/error - Game may have signed me up for Origin without me doing anything"]</ref>
*Task completed thumbs-ups floating no-where near a character completing a task.<ref>[http://imgur.com/g7eT6Iz Imgur - Floating Thumbs-up]</ref>
*Fat Tony disappearing in {{TOCU|Level 49}} quests. <ref>[http://tstoforum.com/thread/10260/update-27th-level-michael-damico?page=4 TSTOForum - "DLC Update - 27th Jan 2015 - 4.12 Level 49 - Michael D'Amico" - Page 4]</ref>

== Minor, innocuous glitches ==
[[File:Tapped Out Aztec Theatre Glitch.png|250px|thumb|right|An example of a texture glitch.]]
*EA had released different versions of ''Tapped Out'' in different countries. Players who added a friend who was playing on a different version of ''Tapped Out'', couldn't visit them. EA said that once they re-released the app, they would standardize versions across countries so people on different versions to each other can visit each others towns. The app was re-released in August 2012, and presumably this glitch was fixed.
**This "glitch" is still around today, but in actual fact requires you to update further into app version for the "glitch" to disappear.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2m5b66/possible_glitch_i_cant_get_into_other_towns/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Possible glitch? I can't get into other towns because they've updated but as far I know I'm up to date with lvl 47 content."]</ref>
*Texture glitches are almost ubiquitous, and are extremely common. That is when another building/object appears instead of another building. For example, Moe's Tavern may appear where a Blue House should be.
*Players receiving a notification that someone has visited their Springfield when no-one actually has with no handshakes.
*Players receiving a notice upon logging in that the progress wasn't saved on their other device. This can appear when the player doesn't even have the game on another device, or logged in and played on it.
*Players with modded items' friends not being able to see a modded building in their town due to the friend not having the added, modded building in their game files. <!---Is this pertinent at all. Remember when spAnser introduced the EA Headquarters, and that other building he abandoned for the Squidport, the Black Market or something?--->
*When in a friend's town that you can't do your three Daily Actions yet, the timer will count down to 0s in the corner but will not allow you to do the Daily Actions until you go to the friends menu and back into that town or go to another friend's town and back.
<!--- there was also another glitch I experienced to do with the Scratch-R not allowing me to click it with something the matter with the timer but I can't remember --->
*When you tap the Mop icon on buildings in friends' towns such as Springfield Elementary and Town Hall, there is a slight delay that still shows the mop on other buildings that need to be cleaned if that is your last daily action. The rest of them disappear and the mops do not, enabling further daily actions.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/1dptuy/mop_cleaning_glitch_while_visiting_a_friends_town/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Mop cleaning glitch (while visiting a friend's town)"]</ref> It is probable this glitch has been fixed since it was first reported in 2013.
*Timers for duel tasks (e.g. "Exercise for Mr. Burns", with Mr. Burns and Smithers) not counting down properly, for example, being at 45 minutes when in a matter of fact it should be finished.

== Fixable "glitches" ==
=== Towns Resetting ===
Players have since the beginning of the game said their towns have been reset to level 1 or a lower level than what they were. During early-mid 2012, this glitch was commonplace and not fixable, but since then players who have reported this glitch have been told to check if they are logged into Origin or not.

One problem akin to this was a glitch where after logged in on an Android device, when logging onto the game on an iOS device shows a lower level Springfield.<ref>[http://help.ea.com/uk/article/my-apple-ios-device-shows-a-lower-level-springfield-and-asks-is-this-your-springfield-after-i-played-while-logged-in-on-android-why/ EA Help - The Simpsons: Tapped Out - "My Apple iOS device shows a lower level Springfield and asks “Is this your Springfield?”after I played while logged in on Android. Why?"]</ref>

== Exploitable glitches ==
*'''Boardwalk/Handshake glitch''' - where someone can receive multiple free Boardwalk Tiles with friend actions and handshakes.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20131117031557/http://tstogame.com/2013/10/30/squidport-empire/ TSTOGame - "Squidport Empire" (via the Wayback Machine, November 17, 2013)]</ref> This was reportedly fixed as of {{TOCU|Christmas 2013}}, however it has also been reported to have worked since then.<ref>[http://tstoaddicts.com/2013/11/09/squidport-tile-bores-a-new-hope-a-must-read/ TSTOAddicts - "Squidport Tile Bores: A New Hope (A MUST READ)"]</ref> This glitch was also reported, shortly after the Boardwalk Tile variant discovery, to affect the Open Air Stage, Cletus' Farm and Channel 6.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20131116093709/http://tstogame.com/2013/11/09/the-stacking-glitch/ TSTOGame - "The Stacking Glitch" (via the Wayback Machine, November 16, 2013)]</ref>
*'''Springfield Downs/Scratch-R glitch'''<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/1ajk5w/well_it_was_fun_while_it_lasted/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Well, it was fun while it lasted"]</ref><ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/search?q=springfield+downs+scratch-r&restrict_sr=on Reddit - Tapped Out - Search Results: "springfield downs scratch-r"]</ref>
*'''Spooky House/Rigellian Tribal Hut/Portal to Rigel 7 money glitch''' - after the {{TOCU|Level 47}} update, the jobs for the Spooky House, Rigellian Tribal Hut and Portal to Rigel 7 changed and with that game a glitch whereby every time you exited the game and logged back in, the timers on the cash rewards on the three buildings/decorations would reset, offering their respective cash rewards every time. This also worked when going into Krustyland and back, and by going to the friends menu and back. This was fixed the following day, October 13, 2014, in an in-game update.
*'''Writers Building money glitch''' - in a similar glitch to the above, after the {{TOCU|Level 48}} update, the Writers Building's task name changed, and with that came a glitch where upon exiting, going to Krustyland, or going to the friends menu and back, the cash timer would reset and offer cash each time.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2phcfk/cash_exploit_writers_building_glitch/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Cash exploit: Writers Building glitch"]</ref> This exploit was disabled in the December 22, 2014 update.

== Removed features first thought to be glitches ==
*The Kwik-E-Mart "Marking up Prices" task reward disappearing.
*The Sideshow You mini-game being removed.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/tappedout/comments/2qsqwo/sideshow_you_balloon_pop_not_working/ Reddit - Tapped Out - "Sideshow You (Balloon Pop) Not Working?"]</ref>

== References ==
:''Apologies, due to the fact some glitches are years old and now fixed, it would be near impossible to retrieve the references for them all.''
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