Copy Database from assets folder in unrooted device

    /**
 * Copy database file from assets folder inside the apk to the system database path.
 * @param context Context
 * @param databaseName Database file name inside assets folder
 * @param overwrite True to rewrite on the database if exists
 * @return True if the database have copied successfully or if the database already exists without overwrite, false otherwise.
 */
private boolean copyDatabaseFromAssets(Context context, String databaseName , boolean overwrite)  {

    File outputFile = context.getDatabasePath(databaseName);
    if (outputFile.exists() && !overwrite) {
        return true;
    }

    outputFile = context.getDatabasePath(databaseName + ".temp");
    outputFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();

    try {
        InputStream inputStream = context.getAssets().open(databaseName);
        OutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(outputFile);


        // transfer bytes from the input stream into the output stream
        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
        int length;
        while ((length = inputStream.read(buffer)) > 0) {
            outputStream.write(buffer, 0, length);
        }

        // Close the streams
        outputStream.flush();
        outputStream.close();
        inputStream.close();

        outputFile.renameTo(context.getDatabasePath(databaseName));

    } catch (IOException e) {
        if (outputFile.exists()) {
            outputFile.delete();
        }
        return false;
    }

    return true;
}

I am not sure, but this works on every device I have tested on. I stole this method (from somewhere here) and made it generic for both backing up and restoring:

public static void movedb(File srcdb, File destdb)
{
    try 
    {
        if (Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().canWrite()) 
        {                 
            if (srcdb.exists()) 
            {
                FileChannel src = new FileInputStream(srcdb).getChannel();
                FileChannel dst = new FileOutputStream(destdb).getChannel();
                dst.transferFrom(src, 0, src.size());
                src.close();
                dst.close();                    
            }
            else
            {
                //ERROR: "Database file references are incorrect"                    
            }
        }
        else
        {
           //ERROR: "Cannot write to file"
        }
    }
    catch (Exception e) 
    {
        //ERROR: e.getMessage()
    }
}

Then I just back it up by calling:

movedb(this, getDatabasePath(getDbName()), new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), getDatabaseBackupPath()));

Where getDatabasePath() and getDatabaseBackupPath() are just string values

This will work for sure in all devices and emulator, no need to root.

/**
 * Copies your database from your local assets-folder to the just created
 * empty database in the system folder, from where it can be accessed and
 * handled. This is done by transfering bytestream.
 * */
private void copyDataBase(String dbname) throws IOException {
    // Open your local db as the input stream
    InputStream myInput = myContext.getAssets().open(dbname);
    // Path to the just created empty db
    File outFileName = myContext.getDatabasePath(dbname);
    // Open the empty db as the output stream
    OutputStream myOutput = new FileOutputStream(outFileName);
    // transfer bytes from the inputfile to the outputfile
    byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
    int length;
    while ((length = myInput.read(buffer)) > 0) {
        myOutput.write(buffer, 0, length);
    }
    // Close the streams
    myOutput.flush();
    myOutput.close();
    myInput.close();
}