Game console user interface with application previews

A computer system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories storing computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by the one or more processors, configure the computer system to:
• determine multiple presentation templates defined for multiple page applications, wherein each of the multiple page applications is configured to present a page about a corresponding target application, the page comprising a preview area and a body area, the page having a presentation area that is larger than a user interface and being scrollable, the presentation template laying out an arrangement of thumbnails and text information to present in the preview area, the corresponding target application being a user application of the computer system or a system application of the computer system;
• store, in local memory of the computer system, data about the corresponding target application, the data comprising contents of the corresponding target application or uniform resource identifiers (URIs) of the thumbnails and text information to be displayed within the preview area for the corresponding target application;
• present, in the user interface and based on an execution of a menu application of the computer system, a menu that includes icons corresponding to target applications;
• receive, after the data about the corresponding target application is stored in the local memory of the computer system, a user selection of an icon from the menu that corresponds to a target application;
• present, in the user interface and in response to the user selection, the preview area of the page defined by the presentation template, including the thumbnails and text information, based on the data stored in the local memory;
• receive a user request for additional information about the target application;
• and
• present, in the user interface and in response to the user request, the body area of the page about the target application, the body area presented based on an execution of the page application, wherein the body area of the page includes one or more selectable elements related to the target application.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions that, upon execution on a computer system, cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:

• determining multiple presentation templates defined for multiple page applications, wherein each of the multiple page applications is configured to present a page about a corresponding target application, the page comprising a preview area and a body area, the page having a presentation area that is larger than a user interface and being scrollable, the presentation template laying out an arrangement of thumbnails and text information to present in the preview area, the corresponding target application being a user application of the computer system or a system application of the computer system;
• storing, in local memory of the computer system, data about the corresponding target application, the data comprising contents of the corresponding target application or uniform resource identifiers (URIs) of the thumbnails and text information to be displayed within the preview area for the corresponding target application;
• presenting, in the user interface and based on an execution of a menu application of the computer system, a menu that includes icons corresponding to target applications;
• receiving, after the data about the corresponding target application is stored in the local memory of the computer system, a user selection of an icon from the menu that corresponds to a target application;
• presenting, in the user interface and in response to the user selection, the preview area of the page defined by the presentation template, including the thumbnails and text information, based on the data stored in the local memory;
• receiving a user request for additional information about the target application;
• and
• presenting, in the user interface and in response to the user request, the body area of the page about the target application, the body area presented based on an execution of the page application, wherein the body area of the page includes one or more selectable elements related to the target application.