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Old Aug 23, 2022 | 11:26 pm
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So I've managed to test out a comparatively easy-ish way to use this trick on an iPhone.
There are several tools out there that enable user scripts in Safari, but since userscripts are rather technical in nature, it can be a pretty daunting process for the non-technical crowd.
I've evaluated a few, and these are the most straightforward flows I could find:

Option 1: Completely free
  1. Download "Stay 2 - Userscript manager" from the App Store.
  2. Open the app, and add the script by clicking the + sign on the top right, and choose "Import from GreasyFork"
  3. On GreasyFork, search for the "Cathay Award Search Fixed" script. (Inexplicably there is no search box on the landing page, so you will need to either press the Hamburger icon on the right to find it, or just click their logo to go to the search box on their homepage.)
  4. Once you've found the script, click on "Install this script" and then "Create" on the top right. (If it shows you an alert showing that "you will need to install an extension manager" when you click install, just click "I already have a script manager")
  5. Once installed, open Safari and login to Cathay. You need to do this before you start searching, or the searches will just error out.
  6. Go to the award search page, if you have not been redirected already:
    https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/zh_TW/book-a-trip/redeem-flights/redeem-flight-awards.html
  7. Once on the page, press the "A A " icon on the left of the url bar, and press "Manage Extensions"
  8. Turn on the toggle for "Stay", and press done.
  9. The menu should have a new "Stay" option with its purple icon. Press it.
  10. It should show a sheet at the bottom with a "Cathay Award Search Fixer" item. Press the "Play" button on the right of it.
  11. Now your page should have a new "Unelevated Award Search" box!
I've noticed that Stay 2 is a bit more unreliable with keeping the script active on the page for some reason, especially after a page change to the results page. If the search box is missing, just refresh the page.

Option 2: The most painless, but not free. ($0.99/month)
  1. Download "Gear Browser" from the App Store.
  2. Open the app and search for "greasyfork"
  3. On GreasyFork, search for "cathay", find the "Cathay Award Search Fixer" and press "Install Script".
  4. At this point it will ask you to buy a subscription to "Gear Pro" to enable the userscripts feature. Be aware that this bills monthly, so remember to cancel it if you won't user it anymore.
  5. Go to Cathay, login to your account, and go to the award search page:
    https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/zh_TW/book-a-trip/redeem-flights/redeem-flight-awards.html
And that's it, the search box should be automatically loaded, no need to fiddle with any toggles.

I don't have an Android on hand to test, but greasyfork has a list of options on its homepage for mobile Android:
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