the batteries (if that is interesting) is AA (1.5 Volts), and im currently wondering if i should change the HIGH in
Code:if (buttonState == HIGH)
to a numeric value.
I don't understand what this is about. You are reading the state of a switch. That switch is a digital device. It is either pressed or it isn't. You can't press a switch part way. The switch pin will either be HIGH or LOW.
is it possible to use "smaller/greater than" signs (< >) instead of the two equal signs (==)?
Of course. Not that it makes any sense. If the state of the pin is not HIGH, it must be lower than that, or LOW. It can't be lower than LOW and it can't he higher than HIGH.
i currently believe that the current is the problem
How? If current is an issue, you aren't doing something right.