ScheduledExecutorService only runs once

Just in case you are ever in a position where the code MUST run once every-so-many-seconds even if the last run hasn't completed yet (which can be very dangerous if not managed properly), you can launch your process inside a different thread inside the timer. Here is sample code.

ScheduledExecutorService scheduledExecService = newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();
scheduledExecService.scheduleWithFixedDelay(new Runnable()
{
    @Override
    public void run()
    {
        // This should be in a try-catch because any error here
        // will stop the recurrence
        try
        {
            // The timer will only repeat if the last run is finished. So
            // we put each new process in a different thread than the timer
            // itself, so the last timer call "finishes" as soon as the process
            // leaves the timer's thread.
            Thread t = new Thread(new Runnable()
            {
                public void run()
                {
                    try
                    {
                        android.os.Process.setThreadPriority(Process.THREAD_PRIORITY_BACKGROUND);
                        MyProcessThatShouldRunEverySoManySecondsNoMatterWhat();
                    }
                    catch (Exception erTimerThread)
                    {
                        Log.e("Error", erTimerThread.toString());
                    }
                }
            });
            t.setPriority(2);
            t.start();
        }
        catch (Exception erTimer)
        {
            Log.e("Error", erTimer.toString());
        }
    }
}, 0, 60, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS);

See this longer Answer of mine on a similar Question.

Wrap run code with try catch

Just a guess: An exception is being thrown. A ScheduledExecutorService halts silently if it encounters an Exception, with no further scheduled work performed.

The run method’s code should always be surrounded by a try-catch to handle and absorb any thrown Exception.

 @Override
 public void run() {
    try {  // Let no Exception reach the ScheduledExecutorService.
        Date date = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis());
        System.out.println("Running scheduled update check " + date.toString());
        updateSubscriberService.checkForUpdates();
    } catch ( Exception e ) {
        System.out.println( "ERROR - unexpected exception" );
    }
}

Stub out run method

Take baby steps. Begin with a run method that does nothing but a System.out.println.