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## Limitations

This plugin relies on the npmjs package ["find-my-iphone" v1.1.2](https://www.npmjs.com/package/find-my-iphone), which does not appear to support App-specific passwords. Similarly, it does not provide a great way to catch login errors, and the platform will restart. It is **highly** recommended to run this as a [child bridge](https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge/wiki/Child-Bridges), so that you do not impact other plugins!
This plugin relies on the npmjs package ["find-my-iphone" v1.1.2](https://www.npmjs.com/package/find-my-iphone), which does not appear to support App-specific passwords. Similarly, it does not provide a great way to catch login / device errors, and the platform will restart. It is **highly** recommended to run this as a [child bridge](https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge/wiki/Child-Bridges), so that you do not impact other plugins!

![fatalerror](img/childbridgerestart.png)

### Multiple Accounts / Family Devices

["find-my-iphone" v1.1.2](https://www.npmjs.com/package/find-my-iphone) does not appear to expose/support "family devices," so if you need to *find* a device from another iCloud account, you should set up a second [child bridge](https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge/wiki/Child-Bridges) with alternative credentails (ex. your spouse's credentials):

![twoChildBridges](img/twoChildBridge.png)

In particular, you'll want to modify the following to be unique:

* Name
* _bridge.username
* _bridge.port

Two [Child Bridges](https://github.com/homebridge/homebridge/wiki/Child-Bridges) will display:

![dashboardDisplay](img/dashboard2Bridge.png)

***Note**: You'll need to directly configure the settings of the second bridge in your `config.json` - the Plugins page will only show the config UI for the first bridge*

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