Please bring back Instant Alpha!!!

In addition to the Remove background tool, Instant Alpha is still there.

Select the image and go to Remove Background then click and drag with the mouse.

Do this in stages, say to remove a blue sky behind a building, click and drag at the top left, click done, click and drag at the top right, click done. Repeat on each area that requires removal. As with all computer retouching, be gentle and patient.

Problem is, i just want to use instant alpha, NOT remove background. I just want to remove a color from the image, not the background. I can no longer do this!! I tried and, as expected, you click on instant background and get the alpha option after it deletes the background!!! But i need the background!!! Argh!!

i just want to use instant alpha, NOT remove background.

You are trying to use a tool not designed for your intended purpose.

Instant Alpha is a dedicated tool used to cut a hole in an image to reveal the background underneath that image.

If you want to change the colour in an image, you will need to use an image editing app from the Mac App Store: eg Pixelmator Seashore PaintX Luminar, there are hundreds.

There are of course Photoshop Affinity (and GIMP which is freeware)