lost phone tracking

how can i track my lost phone? any leads will be appreciated.

Following for scientific purposes

Ivi ndo nilijipata ktalk na nikakuwa elder nikasahu stori ya tenje.

A pal recovered his via google photos.

How did he do it?

A pal recovered a phone while back. Used “different means”.
You need to have connects at Safcom/Airtel or any service provider for them to check for when the IMEI no. pops up and is in use.
Then he got some CID guy to track the current user.
Current user ndio alitoanishwa.

His google photos app was active. Whoever stole the phone aliendelea kujipiga picha which would automatically get uploaded there. He accessed the photos via photos.google.com kwa browser. Among other info, it includes the location where photo was taken, date, time, etc. Ad fate would have it, another of his friends was in that general locality and, by questioning the watchmen (Twas a ‘gated’ estate) was able to identify the person in the photos and where she lived.

well, most thieves actually do a factory reset, so hii ni kubahatisha tu.