Stupid Music player question

There is none.

The pause button covers both needs.

 

You actually don't need to close it. You can close it with a task killer but from these forums I've learned that those are bad for the phone.

 

You close it just like any other app. You don't. Android takes care of itself and you don't need a task killer. I use system panel app to close stuck apps. No auto-closing.

 

Yeah, you don't need to close it.

It's like going into "Settings" and wanting to close it after you are done tweaking it.

 

Well you asked and got several people telling you the same thing. Sorry you don't like the answer, but if you don't want an accurate answer don't ask the question.

 

Apps running in the background on Android take very little processing power. Don't worry about it.

 

Let your droid do what it's good at... don't worry about the rest!

 

I notice that when I remove the headphone jack, the music player stops and is no longer on the notification bar.

 

Please read up on Android multitasking and resource management of background apps. It's way beyond being a beaten dead horse.

Right. That's how it works. If you don't like it, try another music app. You don't have to use the stock apps.