These are the latest WhatsApp news for Android 8 Oreo

WhatsApp has been revolutionized lately with what is the biggest change suffered in the application for quite some time: the arrival of verified accounts in what they have called WhatsApp Business. An attempt by the company to monetize the messaging service, at the time it is offered free to all users. Verified accounts are companies that would contact the user to offer them different services, as well as advertising campaigns, offers, etc. A movement that has been quite criticized, due to its intrusiveness, but which it defends by alluding to the possibility of blocking said accounts.Be that as it may, it seems that, in addition to this great novelty, WhatsApp faces Android Oreo with vigor and energy.

The Picture in Picture function arrives in WhatsApp

One of the great novelties that WhatsApp users can enjoy on Android 8 Oreo are Picture in Picture video calls. This means that while we are making a video call, we can 'exit' the screen without hanging up. In other words, if we go 'back' in the application, a pop-up window will open in which we can continue seeing our interlocutor, while we move around our phone. A very useful function, for example, if we have to give information during the call itself.

Text statuses reach all users

Not only those (few) who already enjoy Android 8 Oreo will enjoy new features.Now, all users will be able to enjoy an option that was only found in the beta version: that of placing text in WhatsApp States. It is very simple. In the States section, in the upper right part of the application, we now see two icons. The first of all is a pencil, and below, the second, a camera. One is for the texts and another for the states with photos. Click on the pencil. You have at your disposal several fonts that you can choose from the icon at the bottom left. In addition, you can add stickers and a wide range of colors. These states, of course, will also disappear after 24 hours.