Should I run down the battery in my iPad before charging it?

A friend says you should always run the battery all the way down before recharging the iPad or iPhone. This increases the life of the battery. Is this true? I remember years ago that this was true but thought the new batteries don't need that.

The somebody needs to let Apple know that they are posting bad information.
https://www.apple.com/batteries/ipad.html
Use Your iPad Regularly
For proper reporting of the battery’s state of charge, be sure to go through at least one charge cycle per month (charging the battery to 100% and then completely running it down).

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