Systems and methods for rendering user interface views for electronic devices using templates are disclosed. In one or more implementations, an application process executing on a computing device accesses first application-specific content for presentation on a particular user interface. The system process determines that the first application-specific content is to be modified based on modification information specified by the application process. In response to the determination that the application-specific content is to be modified, the system process renders the particular user interface to include at least 1) a visual representation of other content of the particular user interface and 2) a visual representation of the first application-specific content as modified based on system state information of the computing device.