How your phone decides whether to wake you.
The mechanics behind Silent mode, Focus and alarm audio on iPhone, and what actually works when you keep missing your stop.
Google Maps arrival alerts vs a real stop alarm
Google Maps can tell you when you are close. Whether it can wake you is a different question. An honest comparison of what each one does.
How to stop missing your stop on the bus or train
Seven things that actually work when you keep riding past your stop, from counting landmarks to a proximity alarm. Most of them are free.
Why your phone's alarm rings on Silent, but a maps notification does not
iOS has three separate volume channels. Which one a sound plays through decides whether it can wake you. Here is how that works, and why it matters at your stop.