I'm using startRelativeAltitudeUpdates with a barometric reference for altitude and subjectively (tested with iOS 17.5 today) the frequency of updates is the same as it used to be in iOS 16 or 15.
I wonder if you have location accuracy at max and distance filter at min, as you mention slower updates and location based altitude. What if Apple linked startAbsoluteAltitudeUpdates totally to a location data and you have low frequency filter/accuracy on you CLLocationManager?
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