HT201493 how to locate family who use the same account?

how do you use "find my friends" app to locate family who share the same account on all the devices?

You won't be able to as the app sees each ID as a single "person".  To locate family members they will all need to have a separate Apple ID for Find My Friends.  Note: you can continue to share the same ID for purchasing and other services; it does not need ot be the same a the ID used for Find My Friends.

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