A system and methods for content presentation selection. One method includes displaying, on a display of a portable device, a plurality of tiles. The method includes receiving a first gesture-based input corresponding to a selected tile of the plurality of tiles. The method includes selecting a first application based on the content of the selected tile. The method includes superimposing, on or near a first portion of the selected tile, a first icon corresponding to the first application. The method includes receiving a second gesture-based input selecting the first icon. The method includes retrieving, from the first application, a first application view based on the content. The method includes replacing the selected tile with the first application view.