New Wiggle Mode in Apple TV iOS 6 beta

Yesterday we told you the Apple TV running the iOS 6 beta 2 firmware contains ‘Wiggle Mode’. For those of you who are drawing a blank when hearing the term ‘Wiggle Mode’ it is when you re-arrange icons on your iOS device’s SpringBoard (homescreen) and the icons start to wiggle. As such, when we refer to ‘Wiggle Mode’ we mean the SpringBoard editor mode.
Anyways, back on track, this ‘Wiggle Mode’ for the Apple TV running iOS 6 beta 2 is enabled while holding down select button on your Apple TV remote control. Upon doing so the app you currently have selected will be automatically moved to a new position and the other applications will be rearranged automatically like on iOS. The only difference between ‘Wiggle Mode’ on the Apple TV versus say the iPhone is that only the selected app’s icon will start wiggling instead of all the applications starting to wiggle. Furthermore, there is no delete button on the icons (due to the fact that you cannot delete stock apps).
Check out a demo of ‘Wiggle Mode’ on the Apple TV running the iOS 6 beta 2 firmware below…

With ‘Wiggle Mode’ being featured in the Apple TV iOS 6 beta 2 firmware it could be a clear indication that 3rd party applications are coming to the Apple TV. In fact, this sort of functionality was introduced just before the iOS App Store was launched, giving this rumor even more credibility. I envision downloadable Apple TV applications to be similar to what Brightcove has been developing.

What better way to get around the Apple TV’s lack of an input device than use the iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. In my opinion, most people who own an Apple TV most likely own an iOS device anyways, so relying on their iOS devices for an input device would be a smart idea.
What do you think? Will we see 3rd party apps coming to the Apple TV in the public release of the iOS 6 firmware for Apple TV? Share your responses and further thoughts in the comments section.