I'm thinking about replacing current "Hide notch when not used" with more general setting "Visibility on non-notch displays" that would have 3 options:

This way, the notch would also auto-hide when the player app is not running.

My take: I'm using the notch on a non-notch display. It's terrific when I'm listening to music, but feels slightly obtrusive otherwise. I'd hoped that the "Hide notch when not used" setting would hide the notch when no music is playing (after maybe a minute passes), but instead the setting seems to mean "Show notch only on notifications or click/hover if those other settings are enabled."

I'd suggest replacing "Hide notch when not used" with a "Show notch when no song is playing" toggle. That toggle could have a "Nothing playing indicator" sub-toggle to accommodate Josh's request.

Again I want the inverse of this , or the option. I want to see a reminder in the notch that music is missing.

Thanks, I'll play around with this idea and will consider adding it in some of the next releases!