How do you stop apps from opening on their own?

[crashhat69]

Every time I look at what apps are running theres always a few that shouldnt be running. Is there a way to stop these apps from doin this?

 

[Lordvincent 90]

Simply put, these apps are running for a reason. Just because you don't know why they are running, doesn't mean they shouldn't be running.

Give this thread a read:
http://androidforums.com/index.php?threads/896663/

Lots of useful info there. It will explain exactly what you're experiencing and why

 

[crashhat69]

The apps I'm talking about are a couple games, google play music, and the text+ app

 

[Lordvincent 90]

The apps I'm talking about are a couple games, google play music, and the text+ app

Text + likely keeps a service running to check for texts

I'm going to guess these games sync/check for notifications. That's why they run in the background

And Play Music is a known "problem".
http://androidforums.com/threads/google-play-music-always-running-in-the-background.723755/
You can just disable it