Esp8266 2-pin button not working correctly

[CesarWissink]

Hi guys i have one of those 2 pin buttons and im trying to connect it to my nodemcu 8266, using this code:

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//in setup:
pinMode(16, INPUT_PULLUP);
// in update:
  int but1 = digitalRead(16);
  if(but1 == HIGH){ }else{
    Serial.print("BUTTON Low");
  }

when i press the button once it goes from HIGH to LOW and stays on LOW forever unless i restart or replugg the 8266, any ideas?

one pin is connected to ground and the other to GPIO 16 on the esp8266

[bobtidey]

GPIO16 is different from the other GPIO pins. It doesn't have a pullup. Instead it has an optional pull down.

Either use a different pin or use pulldown and wire the switch between 3.3V and GPIO16.