Cinemo Brings Native Spotify Integration to Skoda Enyaq and Elroq Infotainment Systems
By HiFi Editorial18 February 2026
Key Highlights
Cinemo CORE enables native Spotify integration in Škoda Enyaq (software 4.0+) and all-new Elroq models, delivering in-car music, podcasts, and audiobooks without smartphones.
Spotify runs directly on Škoda’s existing infotainment system via the center display, improving convenience and audio quality through seamless, vehicle-optimized integration.
Infotainment updates also add AirConsole gaming, Škoda Play video service, and native Spotify, all bundled in the Media Streaming Package free for three years.
Cinemo’s CORE platform sits closer to the vehicle’s infotainment stack than smartphone mirroring ever could, and that architectural choice matters for sound. Running Spotify as a native application allows tighter control over buffering, clocking, and system resources, reducing the micro-stutters and gain inconsistencies often reported with projection-based solutions. From an audiophile standpoint, the interesting part is how the audio stream stays within the car’s certified signal path, passing through the OEM-tuned DSP and amplifier stages without detours through a phone’s resampling or Bluetooth compression layers. Cinemo positions this as a performance and compliance win, while Škoda frames it as a usability upgrade; the overlap suggests a deliberate move to treat streaming audio as a first-class in-car source rather than an accessory.
