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libheif1 >= 1.18 on debian 12 bookworm (installing packages from backport in debian stable)

Add this line to /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main
Run:
# apt-get update
# apt install -t bookworm-backports libheif1

This solves the issues encountered when decoding HEIF (.heic) files produced by iPhone / iOS 18, causing for instance rendering in Nextcloud to fail.

This page has more details on using Backports.